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bioprospecting

Definition of bioprospecting

noun

[mass noun]
  • the search for plant and animal species from which medicinal drugs and other commercially valuable compounds can be obtained.

Derivatives

bioprospector

noun

Origin:

1990s: from bio(diversity) prospecting

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Definition of bioprospecting in the US English dictionary
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