Meanings
verbbioaccumulate (third-person singular simple present bioaccumulates, present participle bioaccumulating, simple past and past participle bioaccumulated)
present singular third person bioaccumulates · participle present bioaccumulating · participle past bioaccumulated · past bioaccumulated
- oftenTo accumulate in a biological system over time.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
- Latincumulus
- Latincumulō
- Latinaccumulō
- Latinaccumulātus
- Middle Englishaccumylaten
- Englishaccumulate
- Englishbioaccumulate
From bio- + accumulate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German bioakkumulieren
- bioakkumulierento accumulate in a biological system
Korean 생물농축되다
- 생물농축되다 (saengmullongchukdoeda)to accumulate in a biological system
Portuguese bioacumular
- bioacumularto accumulate in a biological system
Russian бѝоаккумули́ровать
- бѝоаккумули́ровать (bìoakkumulírovatʹ)to accumulate in a biological system
Spanish bioacumular
- bioacumularto accumulate in a biological system
Ukrainian бі̀оаккуму́лювати
- бі̀оаккуму́лювати (bìoakkumúljuvaty)to accumulate in a biological system
Cite this entry
APA
bioaccumulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulate
MLA
“bioaccumulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioaccumulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulate.
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