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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
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