Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
neu·tral·ize Variant:
also British neu·tral·ise /'n(y)ü-tr&-"lIz/ Function:
verb Inflected Forms:
-ized also British -ised;
-iz·ing also British -is·ing transitive senses 1 : to make chemically neutral
2 a : to counteract the activity or effect of
: make ineffective
b : to counteract the refractive power of (a lens) by combining it with one or more otherlenses
3 : to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities
neutralize intransitive senses : to undergo neutralization —
neu·tral·iz·er also British neu·tral·is·er noun