electronegative

See also: électronégative

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ negative.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

electronegative (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

• electropositive

Derived terms

• electronegatively
• electronegativity

Translations

tending to attract electrons

Finnish: elektronegatiivinen (fi) Greek: ηλεκτραρνητικός (el) (ilektrarnitikós) Hungarian: elektronegatív, elektromosan negatív, negatív elektromos/​villamos töltésű Irish: leictridhiúltach Polish: elektroujemny Russian: электроотрица́тельный (ru) (elektrootricátelʹnyj) Slovak: elektronegatívny Tagalog: dagibaling