Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn

bioaccumulation

an increase in the concentration of certain chemicals, such as pesticides, in organisms that live in areas contaminated by those compounds

disruption

disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activity, or process

mercury

a metal that is liquid at room temperature (element number 80)

toxic

a poisonous material which can cause harm to a living thing

DDT

a pesticide (short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)

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