Neutral(a.) Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.
Neutral(a.) Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.
Neutral(a.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.
Neutral(a.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.
Neutral(n.) A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.
Neutrality(a.) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
Neutrality(a.) Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
Neutrality(n.) The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.
Neutrality(n.) Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.
Neutrality(n.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
Neutralization(n.) The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.
Neutralization(n.) 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.
Neutralize(v. t.) To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
Neutralize(v. t.) To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.
Neutralize(v. t.) To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
Neutralized(imp. & p. p.) of Neutralize
Neutralizer(n.) One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.
Neutralizing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Neutralize
Neutrally(adv.) In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.
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