bioaccumulation
English
Etymology
bio- + accumulation
Pronunciation
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
Translations
the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
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See also
Further reading
- bioaccumulation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia