(often of a toxin) To accumulate in a biological system over time.

simple past tense and past participle of bioaccumulate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bioaccumulate

present participle of bioaccumulate

(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.

(of a substance) That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.

plural of bioaccumulation

A biological or biochemical accumulator

plural of bioaccumulator