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acidification

/əˌsɪdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun

The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.

Word Origin Acidification is the process of making something sour — from Latin acere 'to be sour' and facere 'to make.' The -ification suffix combines facere with -ation. The same roots give us acid, acidify, and the facere family: factory, affect, perfect. So acidification is literally 'sour-making.'

noun The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid. countable

The acidification of the ocean is a serious environmental concern.

(名词) 酸化

海洋的酸化是一个严重的环境问题。

(sustantivo) acidificación [Acción o proceso de hacer algo agrio (acidificar) o de convertirse en un ácido.]

La acidificación del océano es un problema ambiental grave.

(nom) acidification [Action ou processus consistant à rendre quelque chose acide ou à le transformer en acide.]

L'**acidification** des océans est une grave préoccupation environnementale.

(Substantiv) Versauerung; Säuerung [Der Vorgang oder die Handlung, etwas sauer zu machen oder in eine Säure umzuwandeln.]

Die **acidification** der Ozeane ist ein ernstes Umweltproblem.

(名詞) 何かを酸性にしたり酸に変えたりする行為または過程。

海洋の酸性化は深刻な環境問題である。

(substantivo) acidificação [O ato ou processo de tornar algo azedo (acidificar) ou de se transformar em ácido.]

A acidificação dos oceanos é uma séria preocupação ambiental.

Synonyms: souring acidifying acetification acidizing Antonyms: alkalinization basification sweetening neutralization
Word parts: acid + ific + ation

Common collocations

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Related words

acid acidify acidity acidic acidly acidulous

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