electronegative

See also: électronégative

English

Etymology

electro- +‎ negative

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

• electronegativity

Translations

tending to attract electrons

• Finnish: elektronegatiivinen
• Irish: leictridhiúltach
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• Polish: elektroujemny m
• Slovak: elektronegatívny
• Tagalog: dagibaling