acidification
Chinese meaning
酸化（尤指海洋酸化）
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Example
Scientists used them to monitor and understand marine heatwaves and coastal flooding, assess ocean acidification, measure carbon sequestration and study deep-ocean ecosystems.
科学家曾用这些仪器监测和研究海洋热浪与沿海洪水，评估海洋酸化程度，测量碳封存量，并研究深海生态系统。
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Background ✎
Roots · etymology
借自法语 acidification，由 acid（酸）+ -ification（化过程）构成
- acid（酸）+ -ify（使变成……，转化动词后缀）+ -ation（过程／结果名词后缀）
Collocations
- ocean acidification / soil acidification / acidification of the oceans
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