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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond;
[syn: electronegativity, negativity]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electronegativity n 1: (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond [syn: electronegativity, negativity]