acid rain
Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds.
Etymology
Coined in 1872 by Scottish chemist Robert Angus Smith.
pioggia acida
lluvia ácida
chuva ácida
pluja àcida
όξινη βροχή
zure regen kwaśny deszcz
Saurer Regen
pluies acides
أمطار حمضية saurer Niederschlag saurer NebelSign in to write sticky notes
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