bioaccumulation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der.

Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os)

Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der.

English bio-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.?

Latin cumulus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin cumulō

Latin accumulō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin accumulātiōder.

Middle French accumulationbor.

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Latin accumulātiōbor.

Middle English acumulacyon

English accumulation

English bioaccumulation

From bio- + accumulation.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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 by means of a food chain.

Related terms

bioaccumulative

Translations

the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms

Danish: bioakkumulation c
Dutch: bioaccumulatie f
French: bioaccumulation (fr) f
German: Bioakkumulation f
Indonesian: bioakumulasi
Irish: bithbhailiú m
Italian: bioaccumulo (it) m
Japanese: 生物濃縮 (ja) (seibutsunōshuku)
Polish: bioakumulacja f
Portuguese: bioacumulação (pt) f
Russian: биоаккумуля́ция f (bioakkumuljácija)
Spanish: bioacumulación f
Swedish: bioackumulation c