单词 | neutralizer |
释义 | neutralizern.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > absence of definite stance > person characterized by neutralc1449 indifferent1556 neuter1556 neutralist1623 neutralizer1628 interpendent1647 lie-by1675 fence-man1828 straddler1863 non-partisan1868 fence-sitter1905 1628 H. Burton Israels Fast Ded. sig. B2v A third sort of Achans are Neutralizers. 1629 H. Burton Babel No Bethel 64 We should have fewer Neutralizers. 2. A person who or thing which neutralizes something; esp. a substance or agent which brings about chemical or electrical neutralization. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [noun] > neutralizing or counteracting > that which counterpoisec1430 counterbalance1640 countersway1643 counterweight1768 neutralizer1796 counter-influence1834 1796 S. L. Mitchill Let. 24 Oct. in Trans. Soc. Promotion of Useful Information (1801) 56 Lime, in its simple state, destroys vegetation. Before it is fit to promote the growth of plants, it must be combined with some neutralizer. 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 102 A neutralizer or destroyer of contagion. 1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 54 53 Accrediting them as neutralizers of regular armies to an enormous amount. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 175/2 Plaster of Paris is a still more powerful neutraliser of heat. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 231/1 Tests must be made for borax, soda or other mineral matters that are often added as preservatives or acid neutralizers. 1951 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VI. 841 The object of adding neutralizers is to improve the keeping quality of the butter made from cream of high acidity. 1991 Professional Engin. July 19 (caption) To compensate for the ejection of positive ions and to prevent the spacecraft from charging to a high voltage, an equal number of electrons are also ejected from the neutraliser, which consists of a second hollow cathode. 1993 Homemaker's Mag. (Toronto) Nov. 124/1 Vitamin E is the best overall free-radical neutralizer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1628 |
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