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• acid precipitation — noun rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water • Syn: ↑acid rain • Hypernyms: ↑air pollution * * * noun : precipitation (as rain or snow)… …   Useful english dictionary

• Acid salt — Salt Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Acid Rain Program — The Acid Rain Program is a market based initiative taken by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in an effort to reduce overall atmospheric levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which cause acid rain… …   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