bioaccumulative

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. That tends to accumulate in an organism when the organism's ability to remove it is insufficient.
    — Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) received a flurry of attention around 2000, when studies of its effects on animal and human health showed that it was bioaccumulative (meaning that it accumulates in body tissue, especially in fat where it can linger for years), persistent, and toxic to mammals.

词形变化

more bioaccumulative comparative most bioaccumulative superlative bio-accumulative alternative

词源

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
Latin accumulātusbor.
Middle English accumylaten
English accumulate
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English accumulative
English bioaccumulative
From bio- + accumulative.
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