acidification
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- n the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid
- The researchers who gather there, mainly from universities, are studying rising sea levels, changes in species diversity and the effects of ocean acidification on submerged reefs.
- Overfishing and acidification of the oceans are threatening marine species as diverse as the bluefin tuna and reef-forming corals.
- These diseases are caused by acidosis acidification of the body lack of minerals, especially calcium.