neutralization

[ noo-truh-luh-zey-shuhn, nyoo- ]

noun

1. the act, process, or an instance of neutralizing.
2. the quality or condition of being neutralized.
3. Linguistics. the loss of a distinctive feature of one of a pair of phonemes that are otherwise differentiated on the basis of that feature, as the loss of voice as a distinctive feature between the -t- and -d- of latter and ladder.

Other Words From

• over·neutral·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of neutralization¹

First recorded in 1800–10; neutralize + -ation

Example Sentences

Surprisingly, it was precisely these random modifications that were essential for the neutralization of Omicron variants.

From Science Daily

Dr Dr Schommers, first author of the study, reports: "We were able to show that the HIV-1 neutralization activity in patients strongly depends on the amount of virus in patients. While this dependence could be investigated in other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, shortly after the initial description of the disease, the longevity of neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1 had not yet been shown in large studies."

From Science Daily

The publication was published under the title 'Dynamics and durability of HIV-1 neutralization are determined by viral replication' in the journal Nature Medicine.

From Science Daily

Jamey Mulligan, head of carbon neutralization science and strategy at Amazon said an “all hands on deck approach” was needed to scale up the technology.

From Reuters

"The Ministry of the Interior...is working on the neutralization and dismantling of a human trafficking network that operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba, into the military forces participating in war operations in Ukraine," the Cuban government statement said.

From Reuters

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