Meanings
nounacidification (countable and uncountable, plural acidifications)
plural acidifications
- countableuncountableThe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
Coral reefs, for instance, are suffering from the higher temperatures and the effects of acidification whilst also being weakened by bad fishing practices, pollution, siltation and toxic algal blooms.
2013 October 3, Roger Harrabin, “Health of oceans 'declining fast'”, in bbc.co.uk, retrieved 05 Oct 2013Antonyms: acidulation, basification
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
Opposite
Origin
- Frenchacidification
- Englishacidification
Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian подкисляване
- подкисляване (podkisljavane)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Catalan acidificació
- acidificacióthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Chinese Mandarin 酸化
- 酸化 (suānhuà)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Dutch verzuring
- verzuringthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Finnish happamoittaminen, happamoituminen
- happamoittaminenthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- happamoituminenthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
French acidification
- acidificationthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
German Säurebildung, Säuerung
- Säurebildungthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- Säuerungthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- Säuernthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- Versäuerungthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- Ansäuerungthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- Azidifikationthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- Versauerungthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Greek οξίνιση
- οξίνιση (oxínisi)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Italian acidificazione
- acidificazionethe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Japanese 酸性化
- 酸性化 (sanseika)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Māori whakakawatanga, whakawaikawatanga
- whakakawatangathe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- whakawaikawatangathe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Portuguese acidificação
- acidificaçãothe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Romanian acidificare
- acidificarethe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Russian окисле́ние, подкисле́ние
- окисле́ние (okislénije)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- подкисле́ние (podkislénije)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- кислова́ние (kislovánije)the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Spanish acidificación
- acidificaciónthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Swedish syrning, försurning
- syrningthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
- försurningthe act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with acidification
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
acidification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidification
MLA
“acidification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acidification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidification.
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