acidification
Noun

acidification

  1. 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.
    Antonyms: basification
Related terms Translations
  • French: acidification
  • German: Säurebildung
  • Italian: acidificazione
  • Portuguese: acidificação
  • Russian: окисле́ние
  • Spanish: acidificación



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