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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Acid precipitation falling as rain.
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- noun Rain which is unusually
acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly byatmospheric pollution withsulphur dioxide andnitrogen compounds .
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- noun rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
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hernesheir commented on the word acid rain
The name of a hot pepper sauce.
September 22, 2009