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neutralization |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Neutralization \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: neutralization n 1: action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium" [syn: {neutralisation}] 2: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action [syn: {neutralisation}, {counteraction}]
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