bioaccumulation

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ accumulation

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

bioaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural bioaccumulations)

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

Related terms

bioaccumulative

Translations

the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms

Danish: bioakkumulation c
Dutch: bioaccumulatie f
French: bioaccumulation (fr) f
German: Bioakkumulation f
Irish: bithbhailiú m
Italian: bioaccumulo (it) m
Japanese: 生物濃縮 (ja) (seibutsunōshuku)
Polish: bioakumulacja f
Portuguese: bioacumulação (pt) f
Russian: биоаккумуля́ция f (bioakkumuljácija)
Spanish: bioacumulación f
Swedish: bioackumulation c

See also

biomagnification

Further reading

bioaccumulation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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