neutralization
neutralization Lexical Profile
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• noun
The act or process of making something ineffective, harmless, or unable to exert any force or influence.
"The successful neutralization of the computer virus prevented any sensitive company data from being compromised."
A chemical reaction in which an acid and a base react quantitatively with each other to form salt and water, resulting in a balanced pH.
"The chemistry students observed the neutralization of hydrochloric acid by slowly adding sodium hydroxide to the solution."
The formal declaration or establishment of political and military neutrality for a state, territory, or waterway by international agreement.
"The peace treaty guaranteed the permanent neutralization of the border zone to prevent future regional conflicts."
A phonological process in which a contrast between two distinct phonemes is lost in a specific phonetic environment.
"In American English, the flapping of intervocalic alveolar stops leads to the neutralization of the contrast between 'latter' and 'ladder'."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 18th century from 'neutralize' and the noun-forming suffix '-ation', ultimately tracing back to Latin 'neutralis' (of neutral gender), from 'neuter' (neither of two).