electronegative

See also: électronégative

English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ negative.

Pronunciation

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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

Antonyms

• electropositive

Derived terms

• electronegatively
• electronegativity

 

Translations

tending to attract electrons

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