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acid rain
Acidified particulate matter in the atmosphere that is deposited by precipitation onto a surface, often eroding the surface away. This precipitation generally has a pH less than 5 and sometimes much lower depending on the concentration of acidic components.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Chemistry; Weather
- Category: Atmospheric chemistry
- Educational Institution: Sam Houston State University
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