acid rain
Rain which is unusually acidicRain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.
» I read an article about acid rain yesterday.
Ich habe gestern einen Artikel über sauren Regen gelesen.
Я вчера прочитал статью про кислотные дожди.
Вчера я прочитала статью о кислотных дождях.
Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.
saurer Regen
кисло́тный дождьkislótnyj doždʹ
кисло́тний дощkyslótnyj došč
- rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
Examples
11 sentencesI read an article about acid rain yesterday.
Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese
ruЯ вчера прочитал статью про кислотные дожди. — Wadimiy
deIch habe gestern einen Artikel über sauren Regen gelesen. — Zaghawa
Acid rain isn't a natural phenomenon.
Yesterday I read an article about acid rain.
Учора я прочитав статтю про кислотні дощі. — shanghainese
ruВчера я прочитал статью о кислотных дождях. — odexed
Whatever happened to acid rain? You don't hear about it in the news anymore.
ruЧто стало с кислотными дождями? В новостях о них больше не слышно. — marafon
Acid rain is not a natural phenomenon.
ruКислотный дождь не является природным явлением. — las
deSaurer Regen ist kein natürliches Phänomen. — Sudajaengi
Translations
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Origin
Coined in 1872 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith.Coined in 1872 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith.
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Forms
plural: acid rains| Singular | acid rain |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water:acid precipitation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable