Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act or process of acidifying, or of changing into an acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.

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

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  • noun the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Predicting the long-term acidification trends in small subarctic lakes using diatoms.

    Historical changes in freshwater ecosystems in the Arctic 2009

  • Over-fishing, now, and the long-term acidification of the oceans due to carbon dioxide, are far more serious problems ... or I should say, are serious problems, because whaling isn't one.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Ocean acidification is happening about ten times faster today than it did 55 million years ago, when it preceded the mass extinction of much of the planet’s marine life.

    Apocalypse Monday « Gerry Canavan 2010

  • Whatever the solution is, whether it’s cutting emissions, building solar plants, or geoengineering the ocean, if we don’t do something soon, the problem of ocean acidification is going to get worse.

    Ocean Acidification: Another Carbon Challenge | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2008

  • Some researchers have called acidification one of the most critical anthropogenic Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis by Al Gore

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Al Gore 2012

  • March 31st, 2010 WASHINGTON - Scientists have warned that ocean acidification, which is dubbed the 'evil twin of global warming', caused by a rise in human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), threatens the world's oceans.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • Scientists call acidification of the oceans the hidden partner of climate change.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Robin Madel 2010

  • Mr. LEISEROWITZ: Yeah, this is one of the most surprising things to me, is that we found that only 25 percent of the public, so it's one in four Americans, have ever heard of coral bleaching or ocean acidification, which is the newest concern that's being raised about climate change, because of course the oceans are absorbing a lot of the CO2 that are being pumped into them through the burning of fossil fuels.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • These astonishingly well-preserved bones belong to an entirely new species of human ancestor who lived nearly two million years ago - and may have bridged the gap between ocean acidification, which is dubbed the 'evil twin of global warming', caused by a rise in human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), threatens the world's oceans.

    WN.com - Articles related to '10 most wanted' plants inspected for clues to climate change 2010

  • These astonishingly well-preserved bones belong to an entirely new species of human ancestor who lived nearly two million years ago - and may have bridged the gap between ocean acidification, which is dubbed the 'evil twin of global warming', caused by a rise in human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), threatens the world's oceans.

    WN.com - Articles related to '10 most wanted' plants inspected for clues to climate change 2010

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