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Definition of Electronegative

1. Adjective. Having a negative charge. "Electrons are negative"

Definition of Electronegative

1. a. 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.

2. n. A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.

Definition of Electronegative

1. Adjective. having a negative electric charge ¹

2. Adjective. (chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Electronegative

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Medical Definition of Electronegative

1. Relating to or charged with negative electricity. Normally refers to an element whose uncharged atoms have a tendency to ionise by adding electrons, thus becoming anions (e.g., oxygen, fluorine, chlorine). It has the property of being attracted by an electropositive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole during electrolysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000)

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