Electronegative
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Electronegative is an adjective meaning having a negative electric charge.
Meaning
having a negative electric charge.
More Meanings
- (chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond
Synonyms for electronegative
Depending on context, synonyms include negative.
Antonyms for electronegative
Common opposites include electropositive, positive, neutral, electroneutral.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include negative, electropositive, positive, electrophobic, dielectrophilic, polynegative.
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