bi·o·pro·spec·ting /ˌbaɪəʊprəˈspektɪŋ $ ˌbaɪoʊˈprɑːspek-/ (also biodiversity prospecting / $ ˌ...... ˈ.../) noun [uncountableU] 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 生物勘探,生物多样性探究
—bioprospect verb [intransitiveI]
—bioprospector noun [countableC]