Acid Rain Definition

noun
Acid precipitation falling as rain.
American Heritage
Rain or other precipitation with a high concentration of acids produced by sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and other such gases that result from the combustion of fossil fuels: it has a destructive effect on plant and aquatic life, buildings, etc.
Webster's New World

Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide and nitrogen compounds.

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Noun

Singular:
acid rain
Plural:
acid-rains

Acid Rain Sentence Examples

  • The governments of both the USA and Canada are trying to solve the problems caused by acid rain in a number of ways.

  • The removal of the planet's forests and the damage caused by acid rain has only served to increase the Greenhouse Effect.

  • These acids make the rain acidic, hence the term " acid rain " .

  • In the 50's ICI created acid rain in Norway, are we to go back to this?

  • We are now accustomed to tracing such gradual effects in numerous guises, from acid rain to global warming to pesticide residues.

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