acidifying
- present participle of acidify.
Example Sentences
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Few countries are more exposed to climate change than Tuvalu, a chain of coral atolls reckoning with acidifying oceans, tropical disease and rising seas.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
These plantations can also directly degrade ecosystems by reducing stream flow, depleting groundwater, and acidifying soils.
From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023
The threats, the killers, are legion: Warming streams, dammed rivers, an acidifying ocean, impassable culverts, toxins in every tire on every car, stormwater runoff, watersheds choked by sprawl, vanishing floodplains, armored shorelines, abundant sea lions.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023
Yes, in “Blue Skies” the planet’s shine appears to be dimming — its resources depleted, its heat-trapping gases turning forests to dust and acidifying the oceans.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
It is generally best to administer the acidifying agent before the application of the lime, since this raises the acidity and permits a larger amount of the lime to be used.
From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various
