acidification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
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.
2013 October 3, Roger Harrabin, “Health of oceans 'declining fast'”, in bbc.co.uk, retrieved 05 Oct 2013:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acidifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
ocean acidification · soil acidification · deacidification · hyperacidification · reacidification
Relateds
Translations (28)
it acidificazione (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Säuern (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · fr acidification (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · fi happamoituminen (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ia acidification (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · sv syrning (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ja 酸性化 (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ru подкисле́ние (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · el οξίνιση (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ca acidificació (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · es acidificación (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · nl verzuring (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Azidifikation (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Versäuerung (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ru окисле́ние (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · cmn 酸化 (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ru кислова́ние (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · mi whakakawatanga (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · fi happamoittaminen (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · sv försurning (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · mi whakawaikawatanga (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · bg подкисляване (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Versauerung (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Ansäuerung (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · pt acidificação (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Säuerung (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · ro acidificare (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid) · de Säurebildung (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid)