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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Neutralization

/no͞otˌ-rəl-əz-āsh'-ən/ · Neu·tral·i·za·tion · IPA /ˌnuːtɹəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
01 n. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.
  1. 1.
    The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.
  2. 2.
    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.(Chem.) See: Neutral