Word Finder - neutralize

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To make even, inactive or ineffective.

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The antidote neutralised the toxin.

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To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.

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1965, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings (volume 1, page 77)

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To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.

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To kill.

My reinforcements aren't here yet; you'll need to keep moving until I can neutralize the newest threat.

Thus two states can agree to neutralize specific territory as between them.

The two waves, therefore, being in opposite phases, neutralize one another, and the result is a faint sound.

This will neutralize the acid in your child's mouth.

We where told that there was a spray that would neutralize the scent, but we're not sure which one works the best or where we can get it.

It is ordinarily prepared by the fermentation of sugar or starch, brought about by the addition of putrefying cheese, calcium carbonate being added to neutralize the acids formed in the process.

For example, the amount necessary to neutralize five times the lethal dose being determined, twenty times that amount will neutralize a hundred times the lethal dose.

Lime is also used to neutralize lakes made acidic by acid rain.

Using natural ozone to neutralize odors The Initial Air Pure system generates ozone which occurs naturally in the environment and contains powerful sterilizing properties.

Archival Mist is a spray you can put on these items to neutralize the acid, making them safe for scrapbook use.

When they are taken internally in small amounts they neutralize the acids in the stomach and other parts of the alimentary canal, and at the same time they increase the normal acid secretion of the stomach.

Antitoxins are organic products designed to neutralize the formation of the toxins of certain diseases in the blood.

Treatment to neutralize the acidity of the digestive juices can help to relieve the symptoms of the ulcer.

The tablets have an orange flavor and contain an antacid to neutralize the acid.

This time our shells not only neutralize the troops but also cause a landslide which buries much enemy equipment and stores.

Further impurities are removed using aqueous sodium hydroxide to neutralize free acids and steam which removes volatile compounds.

Cationic surfactants have the ability to neutralize a static electric bond which holds some types of soil (e.g. soot) to fibers.

Thus 5 parts by weight of soda, 7 of potash and 3.5 of quicklime will each neutralize 4.56 parts of hydrochloric acid or 7.875 of nitric or 6.125 parts of sulphuric acid; these weights, in fact, are mutually equivalent to one another.

On the other hand, in order to check the decline of exports and neutralize the harmful effects of a prolonged customs war, a commercial treaty was in 1896 concluded with Switzerland, carrying with it a reduction, in respect of certain articles, of the imposts which had been fixed by the law of 1892.

Ignorant of the assurance conveyed to France by Lord Granville that the Gladstone cabinet would respect the engagements of the Beaconsfield-Salisbury administration, Cairoli, in deference to Italian public opinion, endeavoured to neutralize the activity of the French consul Roustan by the appointment of an equally energetic Italian consul, Macci.

Andrews, for example, found that when a series of acids were under similar conditions used to neutralize a given amount of a base, the quantity of heat evolved on the neutralization was the same in all cases.

Part of the one available French division was, furthermore, to effect a descent at Kum Kale opposite Helles as a subsidiary operation, partly to deceive the enemy and partly to neutralize Turkish guns, which otherwise might intervene in the Helles fighting.

This is effected by the addition of lime to neutralize the free acid.

Though the battle between the two vessels was indecisive, its effect was to "neutralize" the "Merrimac," which had caused great alarm in Washington, and to prevent the breaking of the Federal blockade at Hampton Roads; in the history of naval warfare it may be regarded as marking the opening of a new era - the era of the armoured warship. On the 3rd of February 1865 near Fortress Monroe on board a steamer occurred the meeting of President Lincoln and Secretary Seward with Confederate commissioners which is known as the Hampton Roads Conference (see Lincoln, Abraham).

There is however no precedent of neutralization of any such area of the high sea, and international rivers, ocean canals and neutralized states are obviously no criterion in discussing a proposal to neutralize a strip of the ocean, which may be defined accurately enough on the map and which skilful navigators could approximately determine, but which might be violated without any practical means of detection by a belligerent commander whenever he misread, or it suited him to misread, his bearings.

Over 10,000 conductive fibers in the stabilizer brush neutralize static charges on the record surface and conduct them to the ground.

Another common purchase with cloth diapers are sprays that neutralize the bacteria that are in dirty diapers.

The anti-microbial enzymes contained in this product completely neutralize the odor and lift the stain leaving the clean fresh smell of mint.

Antioxidants neutralize free radicals, the natural byproduct of metabolism that can damage cell DNA and eventually cause tumors and cancer.

Because free radicals contribute to cell damage, foods that neutralize free radicals are thought to inhibit cancer formation.

As such, it acts as the perfect base shade and will brighten up the eye area, neutralize dark lids and perk up your look without effort.

A green-based concealer can work well to help neutralize facial redness.

When acid free paper is made, a base (to neutralize the naturally occurring acids in the wood pulp) is added to the paper in order to prevent this deterioration from happening.

Most pet supply stores offer specialized carpet and spot cleaners that help neutralize odors and remove any sign of a stain.

They contain a combination of liver, whey protein, barley, and yucca that is supposed to neutralize high pH urine.

Sleep aids are ideal to help neutralize the problems that are keeping you awake.

It can be horizontal or vertical in order to neutralize that glare.

It is uniquely designed to attack and neutralize the specific antigen that triggered the immune response.

Antacids, such as Gaviscon, Maalox, Mylanta, and Tums, help neutralize acid already in the stomach or esophagus.

Vinegar and other acidic substances are used to neutralize jellyfish nematocysts still clinging to the skin, which are then scraped off.

Stingray wounds should be washed with saltwater and then soaked in very hot water for 30 to 90 minutes to neutralize the venom.

The leaves of jewelweed (Impatiens spp.), which often grows near poison ivy, may neutralize the poison-ivy allergen if rubbed on the skin right after contact.

A physician may be able to neutralize the offending chemical with another before treating the burn like a thermal burn of similar severity.

When an infectious agent enters the body, the immune system develops antibodies which can weaken or destroy the disease-producing agent or neutralize its toxins.

Repaint the room, or simply add some additional items to neutralize the destructive elements.

A powerful antioxidant, alpha-tocopherol works to intercept and neutralize free radicals.

Antioxidants are believed to neutralize such oxygen-free radicals.

Once the immune system recognizes an invader, it sends out specialized cells to trap, neutralize and destroy the virus.

This helps neutralize the stain, and may absorb any odor that is coming from the spot.

This helps neutralize the stain and may also absorb any odor that is coming from the spot.