Electro-negative

Definition of Electro-negative

E`lec`tro-neg´a`tive

a.	1.	(Chem. & Physics) 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
	2.	Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; - opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.
	3.	(Physics) carrying a negative electrical charge.
	4.	(Chem. and Physics) having a tendency to take up electrons and form negative ions; having a relatively positive electrode potential.
n.	1.	(Chem. & Physics) A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis; an anion.

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