ACID RAIN (OR ACID PRECIPITATION)

Meaning of ACID RAIN (OR ACID PRECIPITATION) in English

rain with a pH of less than 5.6; results from atmospheric moisture mixing with sulphur and nitrogen oxides emitted from burning fossil fuels or from volcanic activity; may cause damage to buildings, monuments, car finishes, crops, forests, wildlife habitats, and aquatic life.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012

ACID — I Any substance that in water solution tastes sour, changes the colour of acid-base indicators (e.g., litmus ), reacts with …
Английский словарь Британика
ACID — I. ˈasə̇d, ˈaa- adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French acide, from Latin acidus, from acēre to be sour — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACID — — acidly , adv. — acidness , n. /as"id/ , n. 1. Chem. a compound usually having a sour taste …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACID — I. ˈa-səd adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French acide, from Latin acidus, from acēre to be sour — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACID — / ˈæsɪd; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] ( chemistry ) a chemical, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACID — I. ac ‧ id 1 W3 /ˈæsəd, ˈæsɪd/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] a chemical substance that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACID — n. & adj. --n. 1 Chem. a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACID — n. & adj. n. 1 Chem. a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACID — n. & adj. --n. 1. Chem. a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are …
Oxford English vocab
ACID — ( acids) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An acid is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACID
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACID — n. deoxyribonucleic acid lysergic acid diethylamide nicotinic acid ribonucleic acid tannic acid acetic acid acid and basic rocks acid rain …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ACID — n. Any substance that in water solution tastes sour, changes the colour of acid-base indicators (e.g., litmus ), reacts with …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ACID — Synonyms and related words : DET, DMT, Foamite, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acetic, acetose, acetous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACID — n. 25B6; adjective a slightly acid flavour : ACIDIC, SOUR, tart, bitter, sharp, acrid, pungent, acerbic, vinegary, acetic, acetous. acid …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACID — 1. сущ. 1) кислота amino acid corrosive acid boric acid citric acid folic acid hydrochloric acid kinic acid quinic acid …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACID — acid.ogg 1. ʹæsıd n 1. кислота 2. язвительность; ехидство; колкое, едкое замечание he has nothing but acid to offer as …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ACID — кислота - 12-molybdosilicic acid - abietic acid - accumulator acid - acetic acid - acetylsalicylic acid - acidic amino acid …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ACID — кислота - 12-molybdosilicic acid - abietic acid - accumulator acid - acetic acid - acetylsalicylic acid - acidic amino acid - aconitic acid - acrylic acid - adipinic acid - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ACID — хим. 1) кислота - battery forming acid - chamber sulphuric acid - contact sulphuric acid - glacial acetic acid - oxalic acid - pectic acid - perchloric acid - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ACID — 1. ʹæsıd n 1. кислота 2. язвительность; ехидство; колкое, едкое замечание he has nothing but acid to offer as criticism …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ACID — 1. сущ. 1) кислота а) как химическое вещество - amino acid - pyroligneous acid б) нечто с кислым вкусом Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ACID — 1. сущ. 1) кислота а) как химическое вещество - amino acid - pyroligneous acid б) нечто с кислым вкусом Syn: with a sour taste в) сл. наркотик, в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ACID — кислота; кислый; кислотный - abietic acid - abietinic acid - abscisic acid - acetic acid - acetoacetic acid - acetohydroxybutyric acid - acetolactic acid - acetonedicarboxylic acid - acetylmuramic …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ACID — кислота; кислый; кислотный - abietic acid - abietinic acid - abscisic acid - acetic acid - acetoacetic acid - acetohydroxybutyric …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ACID — 1. _n. 1> кислота 2> язвительность; колкое замечание 2. _a. 1> кислый; acid looks - кислая мина 2> едкий, язвительный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ACID — 1. n. 1. кислота 2. язвительность; колкое замечание 2. a. 1. кислый; acid looks - кислая мина 2. едкий, язвительный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ACID — 1) кислота 2) кислотный, кислый • - acid aerosol - acid fog - acid rain - acid resistance - carbonic acid - chloric acid - diluted acid - formic acid - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ACID — кислота || кислый, кислотный - black acid - body acid - breakdown acid - brown acid - chemically retarded acid - etching acid - fatty acid - formic …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
ACID — кислота - acetic acid - acrylic acid - boracic acid - boric acid - chromic acid - citric acid - …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
ACID — 1. сущ. 1) кислота amino acid corrosive acid boric acid citric acid folic acid hydrochloric acid kinic acid quinic acid …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRECIPITATION — n precipitation (1. hurling down; 2. falling headlong; 3. excessive haste; 4. [Chem.])
Interlingua English vocab
PRECIPITATION — All liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground, including drizzle, rain , snow , …
Английский словарь Британика
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — (ˌ)prēˌsipəˈtāshən, prə̇ˌs- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin praecipitation-, praecipitatio, from praecipitatus + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAIN — — rainless , adj. — rainlessness , n. /rayn/ , n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIN — noun & ·v reign. 2. rain ·vt to pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. 3. …
Webster English vocab
PRECIPITATION — noun great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. 2. precipitation ·noun the act or process of precipitating from a solution. 3. …
Webster English vocab
RAIN — [rain] n, often attrib [ME reyn, fr. OE regn, ren; akin to OHG regan rain] (bef. 12c) 1 a: water …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIN — precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRECIPITATION — all liquid and solid water particles that fall from clouds and reach the ground. These particles include drizzle, rain, snow, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRECIPITATION — precipitation BrE AmE pri ˌsɪp ɪ ˈteɪʃ ə n prə-, -ə- ▷ precipitation|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAIN — / reɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] water that falls from the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — / prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] ( technical ) rain, snow, etc. that falls; the amount of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIN — I. rain 1 S2 W2 /reɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: regn ] 1 . [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — n. 1 the act of precipitating or the process of being precipitated. 2 rash haste. 3 a rain or snow …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
RAIN — ( rains, raining, rained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rain is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — 1. Precipitation is rain, snow, or hail. ( TECHNICAL ) N-UNCOUNT 2. Precipitation is a process in a chemical reaction …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRECIPITATION — 1. Precipitation is rain, snow, or hail. (TECHNICAL) N-UNCOUNT 2. Precipitation is a process in a chemical reaction which causes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain/snow storm ▪ They got caught in a terrible snow storm. acid rain …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRECIPITATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN acid ▪ Much concern has been expressed that acid precipitation causes a reduction in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIN — [noun], [verb] - (to fall as) drops of water from cloudsRain is forecast for tomorrow. [U]Come inside out of the …
Cambridge English vocab
PRECIPITATION — [noun] [U] [specialized]The compound is finally obtained by precipitation.
Cambridge English vocab

Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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