bioaccumulation
noun
bioaccumulation is spelled B-I-O-A-C-C-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bioaccumulation means “The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate by means of a food…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bioaccumulation is bioaccumulations.
How many letters and syllables are in bioaccumulation?
| Letters | 15: B-I-O-A-C-C-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bioaccumulation?
Bioaccumulation appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bioaccumulation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bioaccumulation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bioaccumulation
- bioaccumulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bioaccumulation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate by means of a food chain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bioaccumulation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bioaccumulation |
| German | Bioakkumulation |
| Portuguese | bioacumulação |
| Spanish | bioacumulación |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.