bioaccumulativity

noun

The state of being bioaccumulative.

OriginEnglish bioaccumulative ← Middle English accumylaten ← Latin accumulātus →
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Meanings

nounbioaccumulativity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being bioaccumulative.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁mósder.?
  11. Latincumulus
  12. Latincumulō
  13. Latinaccumulō
  14. Latinaccumulātus
  15. Middle Englishaccumylaten
  16. Englishaccumulate
  17. Englishaccumulative
  18. Englishbioaccumulative
  19. Englishbioaccumulativity

From bioaccumulative + -ity.

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APA

bioaccumulativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulativity

MLA

“bioaccumulativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulativity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioaccumulativity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulativity.

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