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bioaccumulatory

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English

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ accumulatory.

Adjective

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bioaccumulatory (comparative more bioaccumulatory, superlative most bioaccumulatory)

  1. Of a biological system, having the capacity to accumulate chemical elements and compounds.
    • 1997, D. A. John Wase, Christopher F. Forster, Biosorbents for metal ions:
      The above processes can be classified in the bioaccumulatory process category, ...
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