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bioaccumulative

bioaccumulation definition

bio·ac·cu·mu·la·tion (bī′ō ə kyo̵̅o̅m′yo̵̅o̅ lā′s̸hən, -yə-)

noun

the process in which industrial waste, toxic chemicals, etc. gradually accumulate in living tissue

Related Forms:

bioaccumulate bi′o·ac·cu′·mu·late′ (-lāt′) intransitive verb bioaccumulated -·lat′·ed, bioaccumulating -·lat′·ing
bioaccumulative bi′·o·ac·cu′·mu·la′·tive (-lāt′iv, -lət iv) adjective

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