NEUTRALIZATION
\njˌuːtɹəla͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \njˌuːtɹəlaɪzˈeɪʃən], \n_j_ˌuː_t_ɹ_ə_l_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of NEUTRALIZATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
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a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
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(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
By Princeton University
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
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a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
By Oddity Software
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The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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The act or process of rendering neutral (i. e. of annulling a positive quality in such a manner that neither it nor the quality opposed to it shall exist). Thus, acidity is neutralized by reducing it to a condition in which neither an acid nor an alkaline reaction is present, and the combining capacity of an atom is neutralized by uniting it with other atoms until a saturated compound is formed.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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