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Pollution caused the soil to acidify.
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Trees are burning, permafrost is melting, and parts of the ocean are acidifying.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The sea also absorbs carbon dioxide, acidifying the water, which breaks down essential minerals that organisms need to grow their shells and skeletons.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
If a storage site were to leak, the CO2 would acidify the surrounding waters with a detrimental effect on nearby marine life.
—New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
Our oceans are under siege from being warmed and acidified.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 31 July 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
The sea also absorbs carbon dioxide, acidifying the water, which breaks down essential minerals that organisms need to grow their shells and skeletons.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
If a storage site were to leak, the CO2 would acidify the surrounding waters with a detrimental effect on nearby marine life.
—New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
Our oceans are under siege from being warmed and acidified.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 31 July 2024
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acidify
verb
acid·i·fy
ə-ˈsid-ə-ˌfī 
acidified; acidifying
1
: to make acid
2
: to change into an acid
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