bioaccumulation.

The accumulation of a substance within an organism as uptake exceeds removal.

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Words that belong together

• toxin bioaccumulation
• bioaccumulation risk

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Tests revealed toxin bioaccumulation in the fish.

Slow elimination increased bioaccumulation.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.