bioaccumulation

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Synonyms: bioaccumulative, bioaccumulating, bioaccumulations

Antonyms: bioaccumulative, bioaccumulating, bioaccumulations

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} The [[process]] by which [[substance]]s [[accumulate]] in the [[tissue]]s of living [[organism]]s; used especially of [[toxic]] [[substance]]s that [[accumulate]] [[by means of]] a [[food chain]].

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