Meaning of NEUTRALIZATION
| Pronunciation: | | `nootruli'zeyshun
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- [n] action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
- [n] action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium"
- [n] 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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| | Synonyms: | | counteraction, neutralisation, neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization reaction |
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| | See Also: | | chemical reaction, nullification, override, reaction | |
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| | Definition: | | \Neu`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.]
1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being
neutralized.
2. (Chem.) 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.
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