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biolog′ical accumula′tion, 
  1. Ecologythe accumulation within living organisms of toxic substances occurring in the environment. Also called bioaccumulation. Cf. biological magnification.

'biological accumulation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bioaccumulation - biological magnification

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