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bi⋅o⋅ac⋅cu⋅mu⋅la⋅tion

  [bahy-oh-uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
biological accumulation.
Related forms:
bi⋅o⋅ac⋅cu⋅mu⋅la⋅tive, adjective

biological accumulation

 
–noun
the accumulation within living organisms of toxic substances occurring in the environment.
Also called bioaccumulation.
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bio·ac·cu·mu·la·tion   (bī'ō-ə-kyōōm'yə-lā'shən)   
n.  The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism: the bioaccumulation of mercury in fish.
bi'o·ac·cu'mu·la'tive adj.
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Main Entry: bio·ac·cu·mu·la·tion
Pronunciation: "bI-O-&-"kyü-my&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
: theaccumulation of a substance (as a pesticide) in a living organism —bio·ac·cu·mu·late /-&-'kyü-m(y)&-"lAt/ verb -lated-lating
—bio·ac·cu·mu·la·tive /-"lAt-iv, -l&t-/ adjective
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bioaccumulation   (bī'ō-ə-kym'yə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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