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Neutra Encyclopedia Britannica

NEUTRA (Hungarian, Nyitra), the chief town of a district and bishopric of the same name in Hungary, is situated on the river Neutra, 90 miles to the east of Vienna. It lies partly on the slope of a hill, which is strongly fortified, and crowned with the episcopal chateau and the ancient and modern cathedrals. The town also contains three convents, a theological seminary, a gymnasium, and two hospitals, and carries on manufactures of vinegar, spirits, and liqueurs. Its grain-markets are important. Neutra has lagged far behind most Hungarian towns in the march of improvement, and a recent visitor describes its internal economy as on a par with that of Bokhara and other towns in Central Asia. The population in 1880 was 8650.

Neutra is one of the oldest towns in Hungary, and is said to have been the seat of a bishop in the 4th century, when in possession of the Marcomanni. The present and historically authenticated line of bishops dates from 1130.

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Neutral [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Not engaged on either side; not taking an active part with either of contending parties. It is policy for a nation to be neutral when other nations are at war. Belligerents often obtain supplies from neutral states.

2. Indifferent; having no bias in favor of either side or party.

3. Indifferent; neither very good nor bad.

4. Some things good, and some things ill do seem, And neutral some in her fantastic eye.

5. NEUTRAL salt, in chimistry, a salt or body composed of two primitive saline substances in combination, and possessing the character neither of an acid or alkaline salt; or a combination of an acid with any substance which destroys its acidity; any salt saturated with an alkali, an earth or a metal. But it is more usual to denominate neutral a salt which is united with an alkaline substance, and to cal the others earthy or metallic.

Neutral [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A person or nation that takes no part in a contest between others.

2. The neutral as far as his commerce extends, becomes a party in the war.

Neutral [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.

3. Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.

4. Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.

Neutral [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.

Neutralist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A neutral. [Little used.]

Neutralist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality.

Neutrality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The state of being unengaged in disputes or contests between others; the state of taking no part on either side. States often arm to maintain their neutrality

2. A state of indifference in feeling or principle.

3. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor evil. [Little used.]

4. A combination of neutral powers or states; as the armed neutrality

Neutrality [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers.

2. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states.

Neutrality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference.

2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad.

3. The quality or state of being neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

Neutrality Encyclopedia Britannica

NEUTRALITY. See International Law, vol. xiii. p. 195, and Sea Laws.

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Neutralization [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The act of neutralizing or destroying the peculiar properties of a body by combination with another body or substance.

2. The act of reducing to a state of indifference or neutrality.

Neutralization [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.

2. The act or process by which an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral. See Neutral, a., 4.

Neutralize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of indifference between different parties or opinions.

2. In chimistry, to destroy or render inert or imperceptible the peculiar properties of a body by combining it with a different substance. Thus to neutralize acids and alkalies, is to combine them in such proportions that the compound will no exhibit the qualities of either. This is called a neutral salt.

3. To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite dispositions of parties or other things, or reduce them to a state of indifference or inactivity; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize opposition.

4. The benefits of universities- neutralized by moral evils.

5. A cloud of counter citations that neutralize each other.

Neutralize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.

2. To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.

3. To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as, to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition, etc.

Neutralized [Participle passive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Reduced to neutrality or indifference.

Neutralized [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Neutralizer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

That which neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body. The base of a salt is its neutralizer

Neutralizer [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.

Neutralizing [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Destroying or rendering inert the peculiar properties of a substance; reducing to indifference or inactivity.

Neutralizing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Neutrally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Without taking part with either side; indifferently.

Neutrally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side; indifferently.