"bioaccumulation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bioaccumulation.wav [US] Forms: bioaccumulations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: bio- + accumulation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|accumulation}} bio- + accumulation Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: bioaccumulative, biomagnification Translations (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms): bioakkumulation [common-gender] (Danish), bioaccumulatie [feminine] (Dutch), bioaccumulation [feminine] (French), Bioakkumulation [feminine] (German), bithbhailiú [masculine] (Irish), bioaccumulo [masculine] (Italian), 生物濃縮 (seibutsunōshuku) (Japanese), bioakumulacja [feminine] (Polish), bioacumulação [feminine] (Portuguese), биоаккумуля́ция (bioakkumuljácija) [feminine] (Russian), bioacumulación [feminine] (Spanish), bioackumulation [common-gender] (Swedish)

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