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electro-negative
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electro-negative, 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. Contrasted with
neutral andelectropositive [1913 Webster] - Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; -- opposed to
positive ,metallic , orbasic . [1913 Webster] - carrying a negative electrical charge. [PJC]
- having a tendency to take up electrons and form negative ions; having a relatively positive electrode potential. [WordNet 1.5]
electro-negative, n.
A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis; an anion. [1913 Webster]
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