acidify
verb (used with or without object)
are acidifying
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present progressiveof acidify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Today, with sea-surface temperatures on the rise, the oceans are acidifying, and some shelled animals are already showing signs of their shells dissolving.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
Now, a new study has found that waters off the California coast are acidifying twice as fast as the global average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2019
Some bacteria are acidifying their neighborhood, while others turn it alkaline and still others expel politely neutral waste.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2018
The current rate at which oceans are acidifying has been unseen in 300 million years and the consequences could be costly.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 18, 2015
