'Lifeblood' definitions:
Definition of 'lifeblood'
(from WordNet)
noun
The blood considered as the seat of vitality
noun
An essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"
Definition of 'Lifeblood'
From: GCIDE
- Lifeblood \Life"blood`\ (l[imac]f"bl[u^]d`), n.
- 1. The blood necessary to life; vital blood. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: That which gives strength and energy. [1913 Webster]
- Money [is] the lifeblood of the nation. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lifeblood'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anima,
- animating force,
- antibody,
- antigen,
- arterial blood,
- atman,
- bathmism,
- beating heart,
- biological clock,
- biorhythm,
- blood,
- blood bank,
- blood cell,
- blood count,
- blood donor,
- blood donor center,
- blood group,
- blood grouping,
- blood picture,
- blood platelet,
- blood pressure,
- blood serum,
- blood substitute,
- bloodmobile,
- bloodstream,
- breath,
- breath of life,
- circulation,
- clinical dextran,
- dextran,
- divine breath,
- divine spark,
- elan vital,
- erythrocyte,
- essence of life,
- force of life,
- globulin,
- gore,
- growth force,
- grume,
- heart,
- heartbeat,
- heartblood,
- hematics,
- hematologist,
- hematology,
- hematoscope,
- hematoscopy,
- hemocyte,
- hemoglobin,
- hemometer,
- humor,
- ichor,
- impulse of life,
- inspiriting force,
- isoantibody,
- jiva,
- jivatma,
- leukocyte,
- life breath,
- life cycle,
- life essence,
- life force,
- life principle,
- life process,
- living force,
- neutrophil,
- opsonin,
- phagocyte,
- plasma,
- plasma substitute,
- pneuma,
- prana,
- red corpuscle,
- Rh factor,
- Rh-negative,
- Rh-positive,
- Rh-type,
- Rhesus factor,
- seat of life,
- serum,
- soul,
- spark of life,
- spirit,
- type O,
- venous blood,
- vis vitae,
- vis vitalis,
- vital energy,
- vital flame,
- vital fluid,
- vital force,
- vital principle,
- vital spark,
- vital spirit,
- white corpuscle