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bioaccumulative

bioaccumulative adjective: that tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.

Adjective

bioaccumulative (comparative more bioaccumulative, superlative most bioaccumulative)

  1. That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.
    • Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) received a flurry of attention around 2000, when studies of its effects on animal and human health showed that it was bioaccumulative (meaning that it accumulates in body tissue, especially in fat where it can linger for years), persistent, and toxic to mammals.2007, Elizabeth Grossman, High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health, Island Press, →ISBN, page 284

Forms of bioaccumulative

comparativemore bioaccumulative
superlativemost bioaccumulative
alternative formbio-accumulative

Origin of bioaccumulative

From bio- + accumulative.

Words formed from bioaccumulative

Questions about bioaccumulative

What does bioaccumulative mean?
Bioaccumulative means that tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.
What part of speech is bioaccumulative?
Bioaccumulative is an adjective.

Words near bioaccumulative in the dictionary

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

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