NEUTRALIZED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neutralized mean? 

• NEUTRALIZED (adjective)
  The adjective NEUTRALIZED has 1 sense:

1. made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics

  Familiarity information: NEUTRALIZED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUTRALIZED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics

Synonyms:

neutralised; neutralized

Similar:

neutral (possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics)

 Context examples 

With the slippery grass the superior activity of Wilson would be neutralized, and he would find it harder to avoid the rushes of his opponent.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They identified three antibodies that bound to Zika virus surface proteins, and each neutralized the virus.

(Monoclonal antibodies against Zika show promise in monkey study, National Institutes of Health)

The device neutralized the toxin by capturing and separating it from the cells.

(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)

The various checks which influence the struggle for existence in the world at large are all neutralized or altered.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The lack of combination in the three-quarter line and their weakness both in attack and defence more than neutralized the efforts of a heavy and hard-working pack.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

An organic salt of ammonium (lactic acid neutralized with ammonium hydroxide), topical moisturizing Ammonium Lactate can be applied as a humectant in ichthyosis vulgaris and xerosis.

(Ammonium Lactate, NCI Thesaurus)