Acid rain — is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infastructure. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the… … Wikipedia
Acid Rain — Лучшие хиты Esham Дата выпу … Википедия
acid rain — n acid precipitation esp. in the form of rain … Medical dictionary
acid rain — n [U] rain that contains harmful acid which can damage the environment and is caused by chemicals in the air, for example from cars or factories … Dictionary of contemporary English
acid rain — noun uncount rain containing a high level of acid that can damage the environment. It is caused by pollution in the air … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
acid rain — n. rain or other precipitation with a high concentration of acids produced by sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and other such gases that result from the combustion of fossil fuels: it has a destructive effect on plant and aquatic life, buildings … English World dictionary
Acid rain — Acid rain. См. Кислотный дождь. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
acid rain — ► NOUN ▪ rainfall made acidic by sulphur and nitrogen oxides from the industrial burning of fossil fuels … English terms dictionary
acid rain — noun rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water • Syn: ↑acid precipitation • Hypernyms: ↑air pollution * * * noun [noncount] : rain that… … Useful english dictionary
acid rain — precipitation, 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… … Universalium
acid rain — /æsəd ˈreɪn/ (say asuhd rayn) noun highly acidic rain, caused by pollution in the atmosphere. Acid rain is formed when airborne pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels, and from industrial activities and vehicles emissions, as well as from… …
