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