bioaccumulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin accumulātiōder. Middle French accumulationbor. ▲ Latin accumulātiōbor. Middle English acumulacyon English accumulation English bioaccumulation From bio- + accumulation.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate by means of a food chain.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bioaccumulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
bioaccumulative · biomagnification
Translations (13)
pt bioacumulação (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · ru биоаккумуля́ция (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · id bioakumulasi (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · pl bioakumulacja (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · ga bithbhailiú (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · da bioakkumulation (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · es bioacumulación (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · nl bioaccumulatie (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · sv bioackumulation (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · fr bioaccumulation (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · it bioaccumulo (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · de Bioakkumulation (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) · ja 生物濃縮 (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms)