neutral (nu'tral). 1

Po e ing neither of two opposite qualities. 2. In chemistry and physics, it denotes the condition of a solution with reference to its hydrogen and hydroxyl ion concentration, which is the same as that of pure water. [Lat., neuter, neither.] neutralization act or proce of(nu-tral-iz-a's hun). rendering neutral (i.The e., of annulling a positive quality in such a manner that neither it nor the quality opposed to it shall exist). Thus, acidity is neutralized by reducing it to a condition in which neither an acid nor an alkaline reaction is present, and the combining capacity of an atom is neutralized by uniting it with other atoms until a saturated compound is formed.