neutralisation
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action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
(euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
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the neutralization of Belgium
Buffering occurs by cation exchange and neutralisation.
Lt. Gen. Raju, who was heading the ‘Victor Force’ in the aftermath of the neutralisation of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group’s poster boy Burhan Wani, is ceased of the matter that some people were engaged in distracting the youth from their studies.
Possible class effects of antibodies include: Opsonisation, agglutination, haemolysis, complement activation, mast cell degranulation, and neutralisation (though this class effect may be mediated by the Fab region rather than the Fc region).
This has led to the neutralisation of several hundreds of these bandits and arrest of 100 informants, logistic suppliers and cattle rustlers.
The density is high as the glycans shield the underlying viral protein from neutralisation by antibodies.