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Etymology edit

bio- +‎ accumulatory

Adjective edit

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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