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Acid rain   /ˈæsəd reɪn/   Listen
Acid rain

noun
1.
Rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water.  Synonym: acid precipitation.





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... and water pollution; ground water, lakes, and air quality in eastern Germany are especially bad; significant deforestation in the eastern mountains caused by air pollution and acid rain ...
— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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