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bioaccumulator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biological or biochemical accumulator

Word forms

bioaccumulator bioaccumulators

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin accumulātorbor. English accumulator English bioaccumulator From bio- + accumulator.

Related words

bioaccumulation
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