electronegative

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electronegative

adjective

not comparable having a negative electric charge
not comparable tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond

Opposite: electropositive

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adjective

Opposite: electropositive

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adj tending to attract electrons

Ελληνικά	ηλεκτραρνητικός ilektrarnitikós
Русский	электроотрица́тельный elektrootricátelʹnyj

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@misc{electronegative_2026,
  title = {electronegative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/electronegative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}