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bioprospection

bioprospection noun: synonym of bioprospecting.

Noun

bioprospection (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of bioprospecting.
    • The bioprospection of these compounds is vital since the drugs currently used to treat major neurological disorders (i.e., Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)) provide only symptomatic relief, and the incidence of serious adverse effects remains high.2015 August 18, Juliana Silva et al., “Pharmacological Alternatives for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Wasp and Bee Venoms and Their Components as New Neuroactive Tools”, in Toxins...
    Synonyms:
    bioprospecting

Synonyms of bioprospection

Origin of bioprospection

From bio- + prospection.

Questions about bioprospection

What does bioprospection mean?
Bioprospection means synonym of bioprospecting.
What part of speech is bioprospection?
Bioprospection is a noun.

Words near bioprospection in the dictionary

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

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