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NEUTRALISATION REACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("neutralisation reaction" is a kind of...):
chemical reaction; reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others)