Associations to the word «Neutralization»

Wiktionary

NEUTRALIZATION, noun. The act of neutralizing.

Dictionary definition

NEUTRALIZATION, noun. Action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium".
NEUTRALIZATION, 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.
NEUTRALIZATION, noun. (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation).
NEUTRALIZATION, noun. Action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis