"biomagnification" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biomagnifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: bio- + magnification Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|magnification}} bio- + magnification Head templates: {{en-noun}} biomagnification (plural biomagnifications)
  1. (biology) The process, in an ecosystem, in which a higher concentration of a substance in an organism is obtained higher up the food chain. Wikipedia link: biomagnification Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: bioamplification Related terms: biomagnifier, biomagnify, bioaccumulation Translations (process in an ecosystem): जैव आवर्धन (jaiv āvardhan) [masculine] (Hindi)

Inflected forms

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