acidification

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
    • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

acidification (countable and uncountable, plural acidifications)

  1. The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
    • 2013 October 3, Roger Harrabin, “Health of oceans 'declining fast'”, in bbc.co.uk, retrieved 2013-10-05:
      Coral reefs, for instance, are suffering from the higher temperatures and the effects of acidification whilst also being weakened by bad fishing practices, pollution, siltation and toxic algal blooms.
    Antonym: acidulation
    Antonym: basification

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Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.si.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

acidification f (plural acidifications)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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