Dictionary entry

Neutralization

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Neu′tral‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.] 1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.

2. (Chem.) 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.