BIOACCUMULATION
\bˌa͡ɪə͡ʊɐkjˌuːmjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \bˌaɪəʊɐkjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən], \b_ˌaɪ_əʊ_ɐ_k_j_ˌuː_m_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The way a toxic substance can build up in a body. It can make the animal or person sick or even kill them and the environment around them. AKA bioconcentration, biological concentration, or biolocigal magnification. Refer to bioaccumulant.
By Henry Campbell Black