bioaccumulation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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