neutralisation
noun
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Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- reaction hypernym
Related & opposite
- neutralise derivation
Sense 2 noun
(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
Types & categories
- destruction hypernym
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- euphemism domain usage
Sense 3 noun
action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
the neutralization of Belgium
Types & categories
- nullification hypernym
Related & opposite
- neutralise derivation
- neutralize derivation
Sense 4 noun
action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
Types & categories
- nullification hypernym
Related & opposite
- neutralize derivation
- countervail derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralise |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reaction |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | euphemism |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | destruction |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralize |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | nullification |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | neutralize |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | countervail |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | nullification |