bug
insect, pest.
potential
prospect, possibility, capability.
pharmaceutical
medicinal, medical, therapeutic, curative.
derive
originate, come from, develop, obtain, draw from.
compound
complex, mixture, mix, combination.
look to sb for sth
to hope that someone will provide something for you
soothing
reducing, alleviating, lessening, easing
curing
healing, treating, alleviating, restore to health,
curing
#exacerbating
ailment
disease, illness, sickness
primate
a member of the group of animals that includes humans and monkeys
rub
apply, smear, spread
toxin
poison, venom, contaminant
ooze
if a thick liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a thick liquid, that liquid flows from it very slowly
millipede
a long thin creature with a very large number of legs (milledepe)
deter
prevent, discourage, put off,
deter
#encourage.
noxious
toxic, lethal, harmful
noxious
# harmless
to rid themselves of
overcome
intestinal
relating to the intestines (~ a long tube through which food travels from the stomach and out of the body while it is being digested)
parasite
a plant or animal that lives on or in another plant or animal and gets food from it
ancient
earliest, primeval, prehistoric, age-old,
ancient
#modern, #contemporary
ancestor
predecessor, forefather, forebear,
ancestor#descendant
...
grasp
understanding, knowledge, awareness, perception, sense
build on
use your achievements as a base for further development
foundation
basis, groundwork, base, underpinning
perfect
achieve, reach the summit of, top off, improve
extraction
the process of removing or obtaining something from something else.
characterisation
description, classification, account, categorisation.
modification
alternation, adjustment, variation, change
laboratory
a room or building with equipment for doing scientific tests
from scratch
from the beginning, square one, from the ground up, initially
shift
change, move, modification
promising
hopeful, shows potential,
promising
#disappointing
far from easy
difficult, challenging, tough, hard, complex
far from easy
#simple, #easy
secure
make safe, safeguard, lock.
sufficient
enough, adequate,
sufficient
# inadequate
organism
creature, life form, living thing
sth in question
smth is being discussed
isolate
separate, set apart, segregate, detach,
isolate
#include
characterise
distinguish, exemplify, indicate, set apart
hurdle
obstacle, difficulty, barrier, block.
laboratory-based drug
drugs that are synthetized in laboratory
varying
changing, shifting, altering, changeable, erratic,
varying
#constant
prompt
stimulate, urge, encourage, provoke, inspire, motivate,
prompt
#prevent
approach
method, methodology, tactic
mine
excavate, dig, extract
genome
all the genes in one cell of living thing.
compound
combination, mixture, complex
barely
hardly, just, only, just about
scratch the surface
to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problem
molecular
relating to molecules, which are the simplest units of a chemical substance
diversity
variety, range, assortment, multiplicity.
looming
threatening, alarming, frightening, scary, coming up
crisis
disaster, catastrophe, trouble, emergency, calamity. (plural: crises)
antibiotic
a drug that is used to kill bacteria and cure infections
resistance
refusing, refusal to accept, refusal to go along with,
resistance
# acceptance
bioprospecting
the process of discovery and commercialization of new products based on biological resources.
firmly
strongly, decisively, determinedly,
firmly
#loosely
put smt back on the map
to make a thing, person, or place famous
undisputed
unquestionable, undeniable, undoubted, acknowledged,
undisputed
#questionable.
master
ruler, owner, chief
terrestrial
earthly, underground, relating to the earth.
domain
area, field, territory.
occupy
inhabit, live in, reside in, dominate,
occupy
#vacate
niche
place, position, area.
bewildering
confusing, baffling, puzzling perplexing, mystifying,
bewildering
#clear
an array of
a wild range of, a number of, many, various, quite a lot
interaction
communication, collaboration relations, connection.
evolution
development, growth, progress, advancement,
evolution
#regression
enormous
huge, vast, giant, massive, gigantic,
enormous
#tiny.
defensive
self-protective, defending, shielding, fortified
offensive
attacking, violent, aggressive
exceed
surpass, go over, go beyond, go above.
far and away
used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else
in existence
existing, extant,
in existence
#lost
therapeutic
healing, curative,
therapeutic
#preventive
proportion
amount, quantity, percentage
investigate
look into something, explore, probe.
identified
recognized, known, acknowledged
antimicrobial
able to destroy harmful microbes which are small living things that can cause disease
blow fly
a fly that lays its eggs on meat or wounds
larvae
young insect, worms, maggots
antiviral
an antiviral drug or treatment is used to cure an infection or disease caused by a virus.
antitumor
inhibiting the growth of a tumor or tumors
agent
a chemical or substance that is used for a particular purpose or that has a particular effect
potent
strong, powerful, effective,
potent
#weak
venom
poison, toxin,
venom
#antidote
wasp
bee, large bee
relatively
comparatively, quite, somewhat
bioprospecting
the scientific study of plants and other living things in order to discover new drugs that can be used as medicines
manner
way, style, method, means
daunting
difficult, tough.
gland
an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes liquid chemicals that have various purposes
secrete
release, produce, ooze,
secrete
#absorb.
obtain
gain, find, acquire, achieve, get hold of
subsequent
following, successive, later
reality
real life, actuality, the real world
ubiquity
popular, common, all over the place
vast
massive, considerable, limitless,
vast
#small
encounter
meet, see, come across, run into, come upon, stumble upon,
encounter
#avoided
rear
raise, nurture, look after, take care of,
rear
#neglect
captivity
cage, prison, custody,
captivity
#freedom
insufficient
not enough, inadequate, deficient, in short supply, lacking, #sufficient
approach
method, methodology, technique, procedure, tactic
ecology
ecosystem, bionetwork, biology, environmental science, natural science
target
direct, aim, point, focus
creature
animal, living being, living thing
secrete
release, produce, ooze
poison
toxin, venom, contagion, toxic substance
subdue
defeat, control
prey
quarry, victim, target
prey
#predator, #hunter.
consumption
feeding, use, eating.
exploit
use, utilize, make use of, take advantage of, make the most of,
exploit
#waste
filthy
dirty, muddy, messy, grubby,
filthy
#clean
habitat
living environment, surrounding.
faces
~ mine: the part of a mine from which coal, stone, etc is cut
carcass
corpse, cadaver, dead body
microorganism
germ, virus, bacteria
deal with
solve, tackle, cope with, handle
pathogenic
able to cause disease.
inspire
motivate, encourage, stimulate
points someone in the right direction
to give one advice or information that helps guide them toward a desired outcome or course of action
associate with
relate to, accompany, mix, consort with
snip out
extract, cut
stretch
part, section, bit
insert
add, include, make the addition of,
insert
#extract
cell line
a cell culture developed from a single cell and therefore consisting of cells with a uniform genetic makeup.
isolate
separate, detach, cut off, set apart,
isolate
#include
characterise
distinguish, typify, exemplify, set apart
desirable
wanted, needed, necessary, required,
desirable
#undesirable
commercial
profitable, trade, marketable, saleable, profitmaking,
commercial
#charitable
pitfall
difficulty, trap
derive
originate, develope, come from
precedent
something of the same type that has happened or existed before
wilderness
a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed
deprive of
take, remove, withdraw, take away,
deprive of
#provide
groundbreaking
revolutionary, pioneering, innovative, leading-edge
conservation
preservation, protection, maintenance,
conservation
#destruction
sincerely
genuinely, truthfully, seriously, earnestly, really, from the bottom of one's heart,
sincerely
#insincerely
seemingly
apparently, on the face of it, superficially
for one's own sake
in order to help or bring advantage to someone (~for one's good or benefit)
shine a light
make it clear, brighten, give an explanation, investigate, clarify
the recesses of
a secret or hidden place
cabinet
piece of furniture with shelves, cupboards, or drawers, used for storing or showing things