sulphur rain
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sulphur shower — noun or sulphur rain : a shower of yellow pollen often seen in spring that is carried by the wind from conifers (as pines) … Useful english dictionary
sulphur dioxide — /sʌlfə daɪˈɒksaɪd / (say sulfuh duy oksuyd) noun a colourless gas or liquid with a strong pungent odour which is non combustible and is soluble in water, ether and alcohol; it is used as an oxidising and reducing agent, and for various industrial …
sulphur dioxide — noun a colorless toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions; causes acid rain • Syn: ↑sulfur dioxide • Hypernyms: ↑dioxide, ↑gas, ↑pollutant * * * sulphur… … Useful english dictionary
acid rain — rain falling through an atmosphere containing sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollutants thus making the rain acidic (pH less than 7.0); in lakes without the ability to neutralise the acid survival of fish eggs and young is compromised. Also… … Dictionary of ichthyology
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 — 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 — noun Rain which is unusually acidic (pH of less than the natural range of 5 to 6); caused mainly by atmospheric pollution with sulphur dioxide and nitrogen compounds … Wiktionary
acid rain — ► NOUN ▪ rainfall made acidic by sulphur and nitrogen oxides from the industrial burning of fossil fuels … English terms dictionary
acid rain — noun rainfall made acidic by atmospheric sulphur and nitrogen oxides from the industrial burning of fossil fuels … English new terms dictionary
Sulfur — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Sulfur (disambiguation). phosphorus ← sulfur → chlorine … Wikipedia
