| focusing financial and other resources on research and development as opposed to capital and labor; noting or pertaining to a high ratio of expenditure on research in relation to the value of net output. |
| re·search-in·ten·sive (rĭ-sûrch'ĭn-těn'sĭv, rē'sûrch-) adj. Having or requiring a relatively large expenditure on research and development in comparison to capital and labor: the research-intensive field of biotechnology. |
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