Meanings
nounbioaccumulation (countable and uncountable, plural bioaccumulations)
plural bioaccumulations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate by means of a food chain.
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
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Frenchaccumulation
- Latinaccumulātiō
- Middle Englishacumulacyon
- Englishaccumulation
- Englishbioaccumulation
From bio- + accumulation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish bioakkumulation
- bioakkumulationthe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Dutch bioaccumulatie
- bioaccumulatiethe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
French bioaccumulation
- bioaccumulationthe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
German Bioakkumulation
- Bioakkumulationthe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Indonesian bioakumulasi
- bioakumulasithe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Irish bithbhailiú
- bithbhailiúthe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Italian bioaccumulo
- bioaccumulothe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Japanese 生物濃縮
- 生物濃縮 (seibutsunōshuku)the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Polish bioakumulacja
- bioakumulacjathe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Portuguese bioacumulação
- bioacumulaçãothe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Russian биоаккумуля́ция
- биоаккумуля́ция (bioakkumuljácija)the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Spanish bioacumulación
- bioacumulaciónthe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Swedish bioackumulation
- bioackumulationthe process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bioaccumulation
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
bioaccumulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulation
MLA
“bioaccumulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioaccumulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulation.
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