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Counteractive Process Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is NEUTRALIZATION which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: NEUTRALIZATION

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%14Exact Match!
235%8Counteractive remedy
330%12 A counteractive measure or strategy

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "NEUTRALIZATION" which means:

    noun
  • • Action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war
  • • 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
  • • (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation)
  • • Action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The neutralization of an acid by a base can be represented by a chemical equation."
  • • "The ph of a solution changes during neutralization."

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New York Times12 Jun 1977 Across 23
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