neutralisation
neutralisation · neutralisations
The act of neutralisingThe act of neutralising.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)The act of neutralising.
More definitions
- action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
- action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
- (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
- 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
Origin
From French neutralisation. By surface analysis, neutralise + -ation.From French neutralisation. By surface analysis, neutralise + -ation.
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Forms
plural: neutralisationsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action:neutralizationcounteraction
- action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war:neutralization
- (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation):neutralization
- 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:neutralizationneutralization reactionneutralisation reaction
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedneutralise
Derivedvironeutralisation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable