Medical Dictionary
neutralize
verb neu·tral·ize
neu·tral·ized also British neu·tral·isedneu·tral·iz·ing also British neu·tral·is·ing
Medical Definition of NEUTRALIZE
transitive verb
1
: to make chemically neutral
2
a : to counteract the activity or effect of : make ineffective b : to counteract the refractive power of (a lens) by combining it with one or more other lenses
3
: to make electrically inert by combining equal positive and negative quantities
intransitive verb
: to undergo neutralization
—neu·tral·iz·er also British neu·tral·is·er noun
Variants of NEUTRALIZE
neu·tral·ize also British neu·tral·ise \ˈn(y)ü-trə-ˌlīz\
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