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Electronegative

E-lecˊtro-neg′a-tive

,

E-lecˊtro-neg′a-tive

,
Adj.
(Chem. & Physics)
1.
Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. Contrasted with
neutral
and
electropositive
2.
Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; – opposed to
positive
,
metallic
, or
basic
.

Definition 2024


electronegative

electronegative

See also: électronégative

English

Adjective

electronegative (comparative more electronegative, superlative most electronegative)

  1. having a negative electric charge
  2. (chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond

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