Acidification

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From French

Full definition of acidification

Noun

1. 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.

Antonyms

• basification