Neutralization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neutralization \Neu`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.]
     1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being
        neutralized.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  neutralization
       n 1: 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 [syn: {neutralisation},
             {neutralization reaction}, {neutralisation reaction}]
       2: action intended to keep a country politically neutral or
          exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of
          Belgium" [syn: {neutralisation}]
       3: (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying
          it (especially in a covert operation or military
          operation) [syn: {neutralisation}]
       4: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous
          action [syn: {neutralisation}, {counteraction}]