electronegative

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

having a negative charge“electrons are negative”Synonyms: negative negatively charged

Webster's Dictionary (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]

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]