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Bioaccumulation vs Biosynthesis - What's the difference?

bioaccumulation | biosynthesis |

As nouns the difference between bioaccumulation and biosynthesis

is that bioaccumulation is (biology) the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain while biosynthesis is (biochemistry) the synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.

bioaccumulation

English

(wikipedia bioaccumulation)

Noun

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  • (biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain

    • biosynthesis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia biosynthesis) (biosyntheses)
  • (biochemistry) The synthesis of organic compounds within a living organism, especially the synthesis of large compounds from small ones.

    • Derived terms

    * biosynthetic

    See also

    * biogenesis