acidification
The act or process of making something sour, or changing into an acidThe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
» Increased greenhouse gases from human activities result in climate change and ocean acidification.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
Säurebildung, Säuerung, Säuern
окисле́ниеokislénije, подкисле́ниеpodkislénije, кислова́ниеkislovánije
the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
Examples
3 sentencesIncreased greenhouse gases from human activities result in climate change and ocean acidification.
Ocean acidification is affecting the entire world’s oceans, including coastal estuaries and waterways.
Acidification of the ocean will, in time, threaten the very existence of the Great Barrier Reef.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.
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Forms
plural: acidifications| Singular | acidification |
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Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable