overneutralize
overneutralize verb: to make more neutral than required or expected, or (chemistry) beyond the neutral pH value.
Verb
overneutralize (third-person singular simple present overneutralizes, present participle overneutralizing, simple past and past participle overneutralized)
- To make more neutral than required or expected, or (chemistry) beyond the neutral pH value.
- If you will overneutralize the colors in the background and increase the Chroma of the colors in the foreground, you will discover that depth will begin to come into your picture.1948, Laurence V. Burton, Week-end Painter, page 175
- The electrons overneutralize and underneutralize the beam.2013, Stanley Humphries, Charged Particle Beams, page 506
Forms of overneutralize
| third-person singular present | overneutralizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | overneutralizing |
| past participle | overneutralized |
| past | overneutralized |
Origin of overneutralize
From over- + neutralize.
Questions about overneutralize
- What does overneutralize mean?
- Overneutralize means to make more neutral than required or expected, or (chemistry) beyond the neutral pH value.
- What part of speech is overneutralize?
- Overneutralize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overneutralize?
- The past tense of overneutralize is overneutralized.
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