bioaccumulatory

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adjective

Of a biological system, having the capacity to accumulate chemical elements and compounds.

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Meanings

adjectivebioaccumulatory (comparative more bioaccumulatory, superlative most bioaccumulatory)

comparative more bioaccumulatory · superlative most bioaccumulatory

  1. Of a biological system, having the capacity to accumulate chemical elements and compounds.

    The above processes can be classified in the bioaccumulatory process category, ...

    1997, D. A. John Wase, Christopher F. Forster, Biosorbents for metal ions

Origin

From bio- + accumulatory.

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APA

bioaccumulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulatory

MLA

“bioaccumulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioaccumulatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioaccumulatory.

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