| 单词 | acid rain |
| 释义 | acid rainSEE SYNONYMS FOR acid rain ON THESAURUS.COM nounprecipitation, as rain, snow, or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid-forming chemicals, as the pollutants from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor: harmful to the environment. Origin of acid rainFirst recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby acid rainacid perfusion test, acid phosphatase, acid-phosphatase test for semen, acid precipitation, acid radical, acid rain, acid reflux, acid-reflux test, acid rock, acid salt, acid soil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for acid rainacid rain nounrain that contains a high concentration of pollutants, chiefly sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or oil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for acid rainacid rain A type of precipitation made up of dilute acids, primarily a by-product of heavy industry. notes for acid rainAcid rain is a result of the combination of water with chemicals released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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