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bioorganic
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bioprospecting
bi·o·pros·pect·ing [ b ō pró spèkting ]


noun 
Definition:
 
pursuit of plant-derived chemicals for pharmaceuticals: the process of searching for and extracting potential pharmaceutical compounds from plants

bi·o·pros·pect intransitive verb
bi·o·pros·pec·tor noun
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