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noun
The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English prospecting English bioprospecting From bio- + prospecting.
