acidification
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acidification
- /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.
noun acidifications
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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.
Opposite: acidulation, basification
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noun the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
| Español | acidificación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 酸性化 sanseika |
| 中文 | 酸化 suānhuà |
| Português | acidificação |
| Français | acidification |
| Deutsch | Säurebildung, Säuerung, Säuern, Versäuerung, Ansäuerung, Azidifikation |
| Italiano | acidificazione |
| Ελληνικά | οξίνιση oxínisi |
| Română | acidificare |
| Русский | окисле́ние okislénije, подкисле́ние podkislénije, кислова́ние kislovánije |
Talk about this word "acidification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/acidification. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. acidification. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/acidification "acidification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/acidification.Cite this
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