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bioaccumulation
[ bahy-oh-uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn ]
bioaccumulation
/ bī′ō-ə-kyo̅o̅m′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
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- bio·ac·cumu·lative adjective
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