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electronegative (adjective); more electronegative, most electronegative
1. Charged with negative electricity: The electronegative situations result in the attraction of positively charged material and the repulsion of negatively charged ones.
2. Having the power to attract electrons: Something is likely to become negatively charged when it is combined with a less electronegative matter.
2. Having the power to attract electrons: Something is likely to become negatively charged when it is combined with a less electronegative matter.
Nonmetals like glass and wooden objects are considered to be electronegative materials.
Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. There are two-types of electric charge; positive and negative (commonly carried by protons and electrons respectively). Like charges repel and unlike attract.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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neg-, ne-
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