bioaccumulate

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ accumulate.

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.

Derived terms

• bioaccumulation
• bioaccumulative
• bioaccumulativity

Translations

to accumulate in a biological system

• German: bioakkumulieren
• Korean: 생물농축되다 (saengmullongchukdoeda)
• Portuguese: bioacumular
• Russian: бѝоаккумули́ровать (bìoakkumulírovatʹ)
• Spanish: bioacumular
• Ukrainian: бі̀оаккуму́лювати (bìoakkumúljuvaty)