Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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neutralization | Yes | No | No | No |
nullification | Yes | No | No | No |
neutralization (noun) | nullification (noun) |
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something |
action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war | the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress |
(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | |
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 |