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bioaccumulation

bioaccumulation noun: 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.

Noun

bioaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural bioaccumulations)

  1. 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.

bioaccumulation meaning in Indonesian

bioaccumulation in Indonesian

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

Forms of bioaccumulation

pluralbioaccumulations

Origin of bioaccumulation

From bio- + accumulation.

Words that rhyme with bioaccumulation

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Questions about bioaccumulation

What does bioaccumulation mean?
Bioaccumulation means 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.
What is bioaccumulation in Indonesian?
Bioaccumulation in Indonesian is bioakumulasi. See Bioaccumulation meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is bioaccumulation?
Bioaccumulation is a noun.
What is the plural of bioaccumulation?
The plural of bioaccumulation is bioaccumulations.

Words near bioaccumulation in the dictionary

  1. bioaccessible
  2. bioaccumulate
  3. bioaccumulated
  4. bioaccumulates
  5. bioaccumulating
  6. bioaccumulation
  7. bioaccumulations
  8. bioaccumulative
  9. bioaccumulativity
  10. bioaccumulator
  11. bioaccumulators

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