acidification
/əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
acidification noun: the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
Noun
acidification (countable and uncountable, plural acidifications)
- 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.2013 October 3, Roger Harrabin, “Health of oceans 'declining fast'”, in bbc.co.uk, retrieved 05 Oct 2013
- Antonyms:
- acidulation, basification
acidification meaning in Tamil and Kannada
acidification in Tamil
- அமிலமாக்கல்
acidification in Kannada
- ಹುಳಿಗೊಳಿಕೆ
Antonyms of acidification
Forms of acidification
| plural | acidifications |
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Origin of acidification
Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.
Words formed from acidification
Words that rhyme with acidification
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about acidification
- What does acidification mean?
- Acidification means the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
- What is acidification in Tamil?
- Acidification in Tamil is அமிலமாக்கல். See Acidification meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acidification?
- Acidification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acidification?
- Acidification is pronounced /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of acidification?
- The plural of acidification is acidifications.
Words near acidification in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: acidification (page history and authors); acidification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acidification (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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