Definition of acidification - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

environment

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process of becoming acidic in nature

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Ocean acidification affects marine life.

acidifying

chemistry

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conversion of a substance into an acid

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The acidification of the solution was observed.

acidify

acidifying

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Origin of acidification

Latin, acidus (sour) + -fication (making)

Examples of acidification in a sentence

Acidification can damage coral reefs.
Acidification of the lake is a concern.
The acidification process took several hours.

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French:acidification, ...
German:Versauerung, ...
Italian:acidificazione, ...
Spanish:acidificación, proceso de acidificación, ...
Portuguese:acidificação, ...
Chinese:酸化, 酸化作用, ...
Japanese:酸性化, ...
Arabic:تَحَمُّض, تَحْمِيض, ...
Hebrew:הַחְמָצָה, ...
Russian:окисление, ...
Ukrainian:закислення, окислення, ...
Hindi:अम्लीकरण, ...
Bengali:অম্লীকরণ, অ্যাসিডিফিকেশন, ...
Catalan:acidificació, ...
Czech:okyselování, okyselení, ...
Danish:forsuring, syredannelse, ...
Dutch:verzuring, verzuren, ...
Greek:οξίνιση, οξείδωση, ...
Hungarian:elsavasodás, elsavasítás, ...
Khmer:ការក្លាយជាអាស៊ីត, ការធ្វើឱ្យក្លាយជាអាស៊ីត, ...
Korean:산성화, 산화, ...
Persian:اسیدی شدن, اسیدسازی, ...
Polish:zakwaszenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):acidificação, acidulação, ...
Romanian:acidificare, transformare acidă, ...
Swedish:försurning, ...
Thai:การเป็นกรด, การเปลี่ยนเป็นกรด, ...
Turkish:asidifikasyon, ...
Vietnamese:axit hóa, quá trình axit hóa, ...

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Definition of acidification - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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