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Microorganism vs Bioprospecting - What's the difference?

microorganism | bioprospecting |

As nouns the difference between microorganism and bioprospecting

is that microorganism is while bioprospecting is (biology) the methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.

microorganism

Alternative forms

* micro-organism *

Noun

(en noun)
  • (microbiology) An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
  • The cud is then reswallowed and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

    See also

    * macroorganism English words with vowel pseudo-digraphs ----

    bioprospecting

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.
  • See also

    * biopiracy