biomagnify
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oʊˈmæg verb (used without object), bi·o·mag·ni·fied, bi·o·mag·ni·fy·ing.
to undergo biological magnification.
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Cesium has been shown to biomagnify in aquatic food chains.
Methylmercury is known to biomagnify, or increase in concentration, as it moves up the food chain.
Water-soluble pollutants usually cannot biomagnify in this way because they would dissolve in the bodily fluids of the consumer.
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