bioaccumulate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate English bioaccumulate From bio- + accumulate.
Meanings
- (of a toxin, often) To accumulate in a biological system over time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioaccumulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bioaccumulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bioaccumulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bioaccumulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bioaccumulation · bioaccumulative · bioaccumulativity
Translations (6)
es bioacumular (to accumulate in a biological system) · pt bioacumular (to accumulate in a biological system) · ko 생물농축되다 (to accumulate in a biological system) · de bioakkumulieren (to accumulate in a biological system) · uk бі̀оаккуму́лювати (to accumulate in a biological system) · ru бѝоаккумули́ровать (to accumulate in a biological system)