ELECTRONEGATIVE

negative, electronegative, negatively charged

(adjective) having a negative charge; “electrons are negative”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

electronegative (comparative more electronegative, superlative most electronegative)

having a negative electric charge

(chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond

Antonyms

• electropositive

Source: Wiktionary

E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive, a. (Chem. & Physics) (a) 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. (b) Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.

E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive, n. (Chem. & Physics)

Definition: A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition