"bioaccumulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bioaccumulates [present, singular, third-person], bioaccumulating [participle, present], bioaccumulated [participle, past], bioaccumulated [past]
Etymology: From bio- + accumulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|accumulate}} bio- + accumulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} bioaccumulate (third-person singular simple present bioaccumulates, present participle bioaccumulating, simple past and past participle bioaccumulated)
  1. (often of a toxin) To accumulate in a biological system over time. Tags: often Categories (topical): Ecology, Toxicology Derived forms: bioaccumulation, bioaccumulative, bioaccumulativity Translations (to accumulate in a biological system): bioakkumulieren (German), 생물농축되다 (saengmullongchukdoeda) (Korean), bioacumular (Portuguese), бѝоаккумули́ровать (bìoakkumulírovatʹ) (Russian), bioacumular (Spanish), бі̀оаккуму́лювати (bìoakkumúljuvaty) (Ukrainian)

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