bioprospect

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verb

To search for natural products that might have a commercial application

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verbbioprospect (third-person singular simple present bioprospects, present participle bioprospecting, simple past and past participle bioprospected)

present singular third person bioprospects · participle present bioprospecting · participle past bioprospected · past bioprospected

  1. To search for natural products that might have a commercial application

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

bioprospect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioprospect

MLA

“bioprospect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioprospect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioprospect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioprospect.

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