or acid, element or radical. — Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing
indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly. - - Neutral vowel, the vowel element
having an obscure and indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel in many unaccented
syllables. It is regarded by some as identical with the u in up, and is called also the natural vowel, as
unformed by art and effort. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 17.
Neutral
(Neu"tral) n. A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is
neutral.
The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a party in the war.
R. G. Harper. Neutralist
(Neu"tral*ist), n. A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality. Milman.
Neutrality
(Neu*tral"i*ty) n. [Cf. F. neutralité.]
1. 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.
Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.
Addison. 2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.] Donne.
3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.
4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly
or indirectly, in a war between other powers.
5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.
Armed neutrality, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by
force any aggression of either belligerent.
Neutralization
(Neu`tral*i*za"tion) n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.]
1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.
2. (Chem.) 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
(Neu"tral*ize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neutralized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Neutralizing ] [Cf. F. neutraliser.]
1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.
So here I am neutralized again.
Sir W. Scott. 2. (Chem.) 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.
3. To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or
inefficiency; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.
Counter citations that neutralize each other.
E. Everett. Neutralizer
(Neu"tral*i`zer) n. One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or
renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.
