bioaccumulation

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Etymology

bio- +‎ accumulation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

bioaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural bioaccumulations)

  1. (biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.

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