neutralizer
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪzər/
- Specialized
:
neutralizador
- With Helga's assistance, Jonas had filled a series of syringes with large doses of various free-radical neutralizers.
- an odor neutralizer
- dangerous free-radical neutralizers
I will stick with my Maybelline Adrian blind neutralizer for highlighting this just didn't get it done for me.
- I will stick with my Maybelline Adrian blind neutralizer for highlighting this just didn't get it done for me.
- But I'd say if I'm a betting man, I'd bet more often than not the pH of compost is has a tendency to be a neutralizer.
Examples
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When the number of colony-forming units per milliliter did not differ between the plates, the neutralizer was considered effective.
Academic text (2005) -
She checks the bottles of solution and neutralizer.
Fiction book (1997) -
Only some of them are powerful neutralizers that do stick and kill the virus.
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Our experts have already released a neutralizer into your ventilation system.
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Baking soda is a neutralizer and deodorizer.
Blog text (17) -
The neutralizer was adapted from methods previously described in the Australian Standards (Standards Australia, 1988).
Academic text (2005) -
Jane then removes the perming gel and applies a neutralizer in exactly the same place where the perming gel was.
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A suspension of the test organism containing 10^9 CFUs/mL was used to verify the inactivation effect of the neutralizer.
Academic text (2005) -
A sample of water was also collected on each occasion in a Pyrex glass bottle containing sodium thiosulfate as a chlorine neutralizer.
Academic text (2002) -
The neutralizer effectively removed the strong smell from the kitchen.
Synonyms
171
5.3
A medicine or substance that stops the harm caused by a poison
46
6.0
A substance that slows down and can stop chemical reactions in the body or in a lab
33
6.5
Something that prevents or reduces harm
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5.0
A thing that lowers the level or strength of something
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5.8
A thing, person, or substance that stops a machine working
A medicine that stops the harmful effects of poison
A device or system that reduces unwanted sound
A product or device that removes harmful chemicals from the body
Antonyms
How Effective
- Specialized
- Specialized
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5.3
- Specialized
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5.5
- Specialized
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5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
neutralizer = neutralize (transparent) = neutral + ize + er
The instrument/substance sense is a straightforward nominalization of 'neutralize' using '-er', so learners can infer it from the verb and suffix.
Etymology
Neutralizer comes from neutral, a root that says 'neither' or 'balanced', plus -ize meaning 'to make' and -er meaning 'a thing that does it'. In science and technology a neutralizer is a substance or device that 'cancels' or balances harmful parts, so it makes something less dangerous.