neutralised
/ˈnuːtrəlaɪzd/
adjective
- Made ineffective or harmless; having had its power or effect removed.
- After the negotiations, the threat of a strike was neutralised.
- The bomb squad confirmed that the device was neutralised.
- The neutralised acid could now be safely disposed of.
- In chemistry, having been made neither acidic nor basic.
- The spill was neutralised and no longer dangerous.
- They tested the neutralised water and found it safe to drink.
- The neutralised solution had a pH of exactly 7.
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