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overneutralizing

overneutralizing is the present participle and gerund of overneutralize.

Meaning of overneutralize

Verb

overneutralize (third-person singular simple present overneutralizes, present participle overneutralizing, simple past and past participle overneutralized)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about overneutralizing

What is overneutralizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overneutralizing is the present participle and gerund of overneutralize.

Words near overneutralizing in the dictionary

  1. overnetting
  2. overneutralization
  3. overneutralize
  4. overneutralized
  5. overneutralizes
  6. overneutralizing
  7. overnew
  8. overnice
  9. overnicely
  10. overniceness
  11. overnicety

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