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Answer for the clue "Having animal life as distinguished from plant life ", 8 letters:
liveness

Word definitions for liveness in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In concurrent computing , liveness refers to a set of properties of concurrent systems, that require a system to make progress despite the fact that its concurrently executing components ("processes") may have to "take turns" in critical sections , parts ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life" [syn: animateness , aliveness ] [ant: inanimateness ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
liveness \liveness\ n. The quality of having animal life as distinguished from plant life. Syn: animateness, aliveness.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being alive.