biomagnify
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biomagnify — /buy oh mag neuh fuy /, v.i., biomagnified, biomagnifying. to undergo biological magnification. [1970 75; back formation from BIOMAGNIFICATION; see FY] * * * … Universalium
biomagnify — /baɪoʊˈmægnəfaɪ/ (say buyoh magnuhfuy) verb (i) (biomagnified, biomagnifying) (of a toxic substance) to undergo biomagnification …
biomagnify — /buy oh mag neuh fuy /, v.i., biomagnified, biomagnifying. to undergo biological magnification. [1970 75; back formation from BIOMAGNIFICATION; see FY] … Useful english dictionary
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