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neutralization

noun

action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action

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Word length
14
Starts with
N
Ends with
N
Contains
EU
Scrabble score
23
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action

noun

  1. action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war

    “the neutralization of Belgium”

noun

  1. (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)

noun

  1. a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water

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the neutralization of Belgium

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