BIODIVERSITY PROSPECTING


Meaning of BIODIVERSITY PROSPECTING in English

bi ‧ o ‧ pro ‧ spec ‧ ting /ˌbaɪəʊprəˈspektɪŋ $ ˌbaɪoʊˈprɑːspek-/ BrE AmE ( also ˌbiodiversity proˈspecting / $ ˌ...... ˈ.../) noun [uncountable]

the scientific study of plants and other living things found in nature, such as ↑ bacteria , in order to discover new drugs that can be used as medicines

—bioprospect verb [intransitive]

—bioprospector noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.