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1. neutralisation

noun. action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action.

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  • -isation (English)
  • neutral (English)

2. neutralisation

noun. action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war.

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  • -isation (English)
  • neutral (English)

3. neutralisation

noun. (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation).

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  • -isation (English)
  • neutral (English)

4. neutralisation

noun. 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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  • -isation (English)
  • neutral (English)

Sentences with neutralisation


1. Noun, singular or mass
Acids and bases react together in a “neutralisation” reaction, in which the free hydrogen ions present in the acid combine with the free hydroxide ions present in the base to produce water and a salt.

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