Hypertext Webster Gateway: "neutralization"
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) 1.7 (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: action intended to nullify the effects of some previous
action [syn: {neutralisation}, {counteraction}]
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