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bioprospecting

bioprospecting noun: the methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.

Noun

bioprospecting (uncountable)

  1. The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.

Origin of bioprospecting

From bio- + prospecting.

Questions about bioprospecting

What does bioprospecting mean?
Bioprospecting means the methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.
What part of speech is bioprospecting?
Bioprospecting is a noun.

Words near bioprospecting in the dictionary

  1. bioproperties
  2. bioproperty
  3. biopropulsion
  4. bioprospect
  5. bioprospected
  6. bioprospecting
  7. bioprospection
  8. bioprospector
  9. bioprospectors
  10. bioprostheses
  11. bioprosthesis

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