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electronegative

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having a negative electric charge.
  • adjective Tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond.
  • adjective Capable of acting as a negative electrode.

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  • adjective having a negative electric charge
  • adjective chemistry tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond

Etymologies

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electro- +‎ negative

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