(さんせいう)

さんせいう
noun
acid rain
nature
1. acid rain
Rainfall made unusually acidic by air pollution — primarily sulfur and nitrogen oxides from factories and vehicles. A common topic in environmental discussions.
酸性雨(さんせいう)(もり)(いた)める
Acid rain damages forests.
The fish in the lake decreased due to the effects of acid rain.
As air pollution advances, acid rain causes damage to buildings and crops as well.

Compound of 酸性(さんせい) (acidic) + (あめ)/() (rain). The reading う for 雨} appears in compound terms (cf. {梅雨(ばいう), 豪雨(ごうう)).

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