Neutralization \Neu`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.]

1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.

2. (Chem.) The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)