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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having a negative charge;
- Example: "electrons are negative"
[syn: negative, electronegative, negatively charged]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

electronegative adj 1: having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" [syn: negative, electronegative, negatively charged]