Meaning of Electro-negative

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Electro-negative

1. 1
   a.

   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.

2. 2
   a.

   Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.

3. 3
   n.

   A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.

4. 4
   a.

   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.

5. 5
   a.

   Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.

6. 6
   n.

   A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.