neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction
(noun) action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization, neutralisation
(noun) action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; “the neutralization of Belgium”
neutralization, neutralisation
(noun) (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
neutralization, neutralisation, neutralization reaction, neutralisation reaction
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
neutralization (countable and uncountable, plural neutralizations)
The act of neutralizing.
Source: Wiktionary
Neu`tral*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. neutralisation.]
1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
