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ACID PRECIPITATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acid precipitation mean? 

ACID PRECIPITATION (noun)
  The noun ACID PRECIPITATION has 1 sense:

1. rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with waterplay

  Familiarity information: ACID PRECIPITATION used as a noun is very rare.


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ACID PRECIPITATION (noun)


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Meaning:

Rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acid precipitation; acid rain

Hypernyms ("acid precipitation" is a kind of...):

air pollution (pollution of the atmosphere)


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