Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Electronegative   Listen
adjective
Electronegative, Electro-negative  adj.  (Chem. & Physics)
1.
Having the property of being attracted by an electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each other. Contrasted with neutral and electropositive
2.
Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.
3.
(Physics) Carrying a negative electrical charge.
4.
(Chem. and Physics) Having a tendency to take up electrons and form negative ions; having a relatively positive electrode potential.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




Words linked to "Electronegative" :   negative


Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org