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neutralization

neutralization

6.0
A chemical reaction of an acid and a base that makes salt and water
  • noun
  • /ˌnjuːtrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neutralización
  • The only parameter in the PN model not available from independent experimental analysis is kn, the rate constant for acid-base neutralization.
  • acid-base neutralization
  • base neutralization

Examples

  • During the neutralization process, the solution turned from acidic to neutral, indicating a successful reaction.

  • So again we see the dissociation and then we can have from here a neutralization reaction.

  • The acid has to be neutralized, and this neutralization is believed to occur in the bone.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The acid and base distributions that remain are able to undergo further neutralization during PEB.

    Academic text (2001)
  • To observe seroconversion and changes in antibody titers, we measured neutralization antibodies using a microneutralization test on a 96-well microplate.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The Sabin-Feldman dye test is a neutralization test that entails lysis of organisms in the presence of antibody and complement; it measures IgG antibodies.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In the chemical reaction, the neutralization of the acid and base resulted in a harmless salt and water.

  • The neutralization of strong acids with a base is essential in many laboratory experiments to ensure safety.

Synonyms

neutralization reaction
vsneutralization
  • Specialized
4.2

A reaction where an acid and a base make salt and water

stresses that the result is a solution neither strongly acidic nor basic

Antonyms

A process when water or soil becomes more acidic

alkalization
  • Specialized
6.6

To make something less acidic, for example soil or water

Compounds

4.2

A reaction where an acid and a base make salt and water

neutralization fire
  • Specialized
8.4

Shooting at a place to stop the enemy using it without destroying it

How Neutral

alkalization
  • Specialized
6.6
neutralization
  • Specialized
6.0
deacidification
  • Specialized
8.2
high acidity
  • Specialized
1 4.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

neutralization = neutralize (transparent) = neutral + ize + ation

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ation' to 'neutralize'; the meaning is the process of making something neutral.

Etymology

Neutralization comes from neutral ('neither') and the ending -ization ('making'). In chemistry, it means 'making' a solution 'neither' acidic nor basic, for example when an acid and a base react to give salt and water.