NEUTRALIZATION REACTION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

neutralisation; neutralisation reaction; neutralization; neutralization reaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("neutralization reaction" is a kind of...):

chemical reaction; reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others)

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