Electro-negative

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electro-negative \E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics)
     A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis; an
     anion.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Electro-negative \E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive\, Electronegative
  \E*lec`tro*neg"a*tive\, a. (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}
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; -- opposed to {positive},
        {metallic}, or {basic}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Physics) carrying a negative electrical charge.
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Chem. and Physics) having a tendency to take up electrons
        and form negative ions; having a relatively positive
        electrode potential.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  electronegative
       adj : having a negative electric charge; "electrons are negative"
             [syn: {negative}] [ant: {neutral}, {positive}]