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trə noun
1.
the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
2.
the quality or condition of being neutralized.
3.
Linguistics. the loss of a distinctive feature of one of a pair of phonemes that are otherwise differentiated on the basis of that feature, as the loss of voice as a distinctive feature between the -t- and -d- of latter and ladder.
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World English Dictionary
neutralize or neutralise (ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (also intr) to render or become ineffective or neutral by counteracting, mixing, etc; nullify |
| 2. | (also intr) to make or become electrically or chemically neutral |
| 3. | to exclude (a country) from the sphere of warfare or alliances by international agreement: the great powers neutralized Belgium in the 19th century |
| 4. | to render (an army) incapable of further military action |
| neutralise or neutralise | |
| —vb | |
| neutrali'zation or neutralise | |
| —n | |
| neutrali'sation or neutralise | |
| —n | |
| 'neutralizer or neutralise | |
| —n | |
| 'neutraliser or neutralise | |
| —n | |
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Neutralization
is always a great word to know.
So is citation form. Does it mean:
| the spoken form a word has when produced in isolation, such as for illustration, as distinguished from the form it would have when produced in the normal stream of speech |
| the complete displacement of one language by another in a population of speakers |
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
neutralization neu·tral·i·za·tion (n&oomacr;'trə-lĭ-zā'shən, ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A reaction between an acid and a base that yields a salt and water.
The rendering ineffective of an action or substance, such as a drug.
The change of an acid solution to neutral by titration of an alkaline solution.
The change of an alkaline solution to neutral by titration of an acid solution.
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Example sentences
He rejected any idea of withdrawal or neutralization.
If you go around the countries, you can see motives for a neutralization of the conflict for a while.
We know when this neutralization occurred and what the strength of the density fluctuations was then.
On a similar tack, you can also build batteries based on the acid-base neutralization reaction.
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