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ocean acidification

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
ocean acid-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The increase in acidity of oceanic waters, from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that increase dissolved carbon dioxide in seawater, which causes increased carbonic acid in ocean waters, lowering its pH level.

Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ocean, acidification.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does ocean acidification mean?
The increase in acidity of oceanic waters, from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that increase dissolved carbon dioxide in seawater, which causes increased carbonic acid in ocean waters, lowering its pH level.

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