"acidification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acidification.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-acidification.wav [US] Forms: acidifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From French acidification. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|acidification}} French acidification Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acidification (countable and uncountable, plural acidifications)
  1. The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: deacidification, hyperacidification, ocean acidification, reacidification Related terms: acidify Translations (the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid): подкисляване (podkisljavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), acidificació [feminine] (Catalan), 酸化 (suānhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), verzuring [feminine] (Dutch), happamoittaminen (english: act) (Finnish), happamoituminen (english: process) (Finnish), acidification [feminine] (French), Säurebildung [feminine] (German), Säuerung [feminine] (German), Säuern [neuter] (German), Versäuerung [feminine] (German), Ansäuerung [feminine] (German), Azidifikation [feminine] (German), Versauerung [feminine] (German), οξίνιση (oxínisi) [feminine] (Greek), acidification (Interlingua), acidificazione [feminine] (Italian), 酸性化 (sanseika) (alt: さんせいか) (Japanese), acidificação [feminine] (Portuguese), acidificare [feminine] (Romanian), окисле́ние (okislénije) [neuter] (Russian), подкисле́ние (podkislénije) [neuter] (Russian), кислова́ние (kislovánije) [neuter] (Russian), acidificación [feminine] (Spanish), syrning (Swedish), försurning (note: of land or water) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-acidification-en-noun-F5G0-9YT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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