| NOUN | act | neutralization, neutralisation | action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war |
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| process | neutralization, neutralisation, neutralization reaction, neutralisation reaction | a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt | |
| act | neutralization, neutralisation | (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | |
| act | neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction | action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action |
| Sounds | nuw.trahlahzey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war. | |
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| Example | "the neutralization of Belgium" | |
| Synonym | neutralisation | |
| Broader | nullification, override | The act of nullifying |
| Spanish | neutralización | |
| Catalan | neutralització | |
| Verbs | neutralize | make incapable of military action |
| neutralize | make politically neutral and thus inoffensive | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | neutralisation, neutralization reaction, neutralisation reaction | |
| Broader | chemical reaction, reaction | (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others |
| Spanish | neutralización | |
| Catalan | neutralització | |
| Verbs | neutralize | make chemically neutral |
| Meaning | (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation). | |
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| Synonym | neutralisation | |
| Broader | destruction, devastation | The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists |
| Usage of | euphemism | An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
| Meaning | action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action. | |
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| Synonyms | neutralisation, counteraction | |
| Broader | nullification, override | The act of nullifying |
| Spanish | neutralización | |
| Catalan | neutralització | |
| Verbs | neutralize | make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of |
| neutralize | oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | |
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