bioaccumulation
[ bahy-oh-uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊ əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM bioaccumulation
bi·o·ac·cu·mu·la·tive, adjectiveWords nearby bioaccumulation
bio-organism,
bio-security,
bio-terrorism,
bio-warfare,
bioaccumulate,
bioaccumulation,
bioacoustics,
bioactive,
bioactivity,
bioaeration,
bioaeronautics
Scientific definitions for bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
[ bī′ō-ə-kyōōm′yə-lā′shən ]
The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism. Bioaccumulation takes place within an organism when the rate of intake of a substance is greater than the rate of excretion or metabolic transformation of that substance. Compare biomagnification.