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Acid Precipitation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
acid rain
plural
Acid Precipitations
possessive
Acid Precipitation's
pluralpossessive
Acid Precipitations'