| / English Dictionary |
ELECTRONEGATIVITY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond
Synonyms:
electronegativity; negativity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("electronegativity" is a kind of...):
inclination; tendency (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
