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acidification

noun

  1. environmental effect
  2. make acidic
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.

  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.”