nnoun.actaction intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible warSynset:neutralisation
Examples:- the neutralization of Belgium
Derivationally Related Form:neutralizeneutralise
Hypernyms:nullification override
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizationnullificationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.processa 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 waterSynset:neutralisation neutralisation reaction neutralization reaction
Derivationally Related Form:neutralizeneutralise
Hypernyms:chemical reaction reaction
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizationchemical reactionchemical processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.act(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)Domain Usage:euphemism
Synset:neutralisation
Hypernyms:destruction devastation
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizationdestructionterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actaction intended to nullify the effects of some previous actionSynset:counteraction neutralisation
Derivationally Related Form:neutralizecounteractneutralise
Hypernyms:nullification override
Inherited Hypernyms:neutralizationnullificationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity