acid rain

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españollluvia ácida

Françaispluie acide

Deutschsaurer Regen

27 more languages

العربيةمَطَر حَمْضِيّ

Bosanskikisela kiša кисела киша

Catalàpluja àcida

Ελληνικάόξινη βροχή

Esperantoacida pluvo

فارسیباران اسیدی

Gaeilgebáisteach aigéadach

Gàidhliguisge-searbhaig

Hrvatskikisela kiša кисела киша

Magyarsavas eső

Bahasa Indonesiahujan asam

Italianopioggia acida

日本語酸性雨

한국어산성비

Македонскикисел дожд

മലയാളംഅമ്ലമഴ

Bahasa Melayuhujan asid

Nederlandszure regen

Polskikwaśny deszcz

Portuguêschuva ácida

Românăploaie acidă

Русскийкислотный дождь

Српскиkisela kiša кисела киша

తెలుగుఆమ్ల వర్షం

ไทยฝนกรด

Examples

“Acid rain ⟳ forms when water in the atmosphere condenses on particles containing acid-forming pollutants, such as sulfate produced by the burning of fossil fuels and nitrogen oxides from automobile exhausts.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

acid reflux acid rock acid snow acid test acid value acid Western

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