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neu·tral / ˈn(y)oōtrəl/ • adj. 1. not helping or supporting either of two opposing sides, esp. countries at war; impartial: during the Second World War Portugal was neutral. ∎ belonging to an impartial party, country, or group: on neutral ground. ∎ unbiased; disinterested: neutral, expert scientific advice. 2. having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features: the tone was neutral, devoid of sentiment | a fairly neutral background will make any small splash of color stand out. ∎ Chem. neither acid nor alkaline; having a pH of about 7. ∎ electrically neither positive nor negative. • n. 1. an impartial and uninvolved country or person: he acted as a neutral between the parties | Sweden and its fellow neutrals. ∎ an unbiased person. 2. a neutral color or shade, esp. light gray or beige. 3. a disengaged position of gears in which the engine is disconnected from the driven parts: she slipped the gear into neutral. 4. an electrically neutral point, terminal, conductor, or wire. DERIVATIVES: neu·tral·i·ty / n(y)oōˈtralitē/ n. neu·tral·ly adv. |
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"neutral." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "neutral." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-neutral.html "neutral." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-neutral.html |
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neutral adj.
1. not helping or supporting either of two opposing sides, especially countries at war; impartial: during World War II Portugal was neutral. 2. belonging to an impartial party, country, or group: on neutral ground. 3. unbiased; disinterested: neutral, expert scientific advice. n. 1. an impartial and uninvolved country or person. Sweden and its fellow neutrals.)) 2. an unbiased person. 3. a disengaged position of gears in which the engine is disconnected from the driven parts: she slipped the gear into neutral. neutrally adv. |
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"neutral." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "neutral." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-neutral.html "neutral." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-neutral.html |
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neutral Describing a compound or solution that is neither acidic nor basic. A neutral solution is one that contains equal numbers of both protonated and deprotonated forms of the solvent.
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"neutral." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "neutral." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-neutral.html "neutral." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-neutral.html |
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neutral •apparel, barrel, carol, Carole, carrel, Carroll, Darrell, Darryl, Farrell
•gambrel • spandrel
•astral, plastral
•cracker-barrel
•Errol, feral
•petrel, petrol
•spectral
•central, epicentral, ventral
•ancestral, kestrel, orchestral
•dextral • Sacheverell • mayoral
•sacral • wastrel • cerebral
•anhedral, cathedral, dihedral, tetrahedral
•hypaethral (US hypethral), urethral
•squirrel, Tyrol, Wirral
•timbrel, whimbrel
•minstrel • arbitral • sinistral • integral
•triumviral
•spiral, viral
•amoral, Balmoral, coral, immoral, laurel, moral, quarrel, sorel, sorrel
•cockerel, Cockerell
•dotterel • rostral
•aboral, aural, choral, floral, goral, oral
•austral, claustral
•scoundrel • cloistral • neutral • figural
•augural
•demurral, Durrell
•mongrel • sepulchral • lustral
•spheral • retiral
•crural, jural, mural, neural, plural, rural
•illiberal, liberal
•natural • federal • peripheral
•doggerel • mackerel • pickerel
•bicameral, unicameral
•admiral
•ephemeral, femoral
•humeral, numeral
•general • mineral • funeral
•spatio-temporal, temporal
•corporal • tesseral • visceral
•bilateral, collateral, equilateral, lateral, multilateral, quadrilateral, trilateral, unilateral
•pastoral
•electoral, pectoral, prefectoral, protectoral
•clitoral, literal, littoral, presbyteral
•dipteral, peripteral
•doctoral • several • behavioural
•conferral, deferral, referral, transferral
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"neutral." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "neutral." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-neutral.html "neutral." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-neutral.html |
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