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The process, in an ecosystem, in which a higher concentration of a substance in an organism is obtained higher up the food chain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: bioamplification, biomultiplication
Antonyms: biodilution
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh2nós Proto-Italic *magnos Latin magnus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Latin magnificus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin magnificāre Middle French magnifierbor. Middle English magnifien English magnify English -ification English magnification English biomagnification From bio- + magnification.
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