underneutralize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + neutralize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make less neutral than required or expected, or (chemistry) closer to the neutral pH value without reaching it.
The electrons overneutralize and underneutralize the beam.
2013, Stanley Humphries, Charged Particle Beams, page 506:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underneutralized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underneutralized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underneutralizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| underneutralizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |