neutralizer

verb

make chemically neutral

make incapable of military action

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

Roots

uteruter- · Latin · either (of two)

Synonyms for neutralizer

antidoten counteragentadj counteractiveadj antacidn remedyn

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