"electronegativity" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-electronegativity.ogg Forms: electronegativities [plural]
Etymology: From electro- + negativity. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|electro|negativity}} electro- + negativity Head templates: {{en-noun}} electronegativity (plural electronegativities)
  1. (chemistry) The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons when forming bonds. Wikipedia link: electronegativity Categories (topical): Chemistry Related terms: electronegative, electropositivity, Pauling scale, Mulliken scale Translations (degree of electron attraction): 電負性 (Chinese Mandarin), 电负性 (diànfùxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), elektronegatiivisuus (Finnish), électronégativité [feminine] (French), ელექტროუარყოფითობა (elekṭrouarq̇opitoba) (Georgian), Elektronegativität [feminine] (German), elektronegativitás (Hungarian), elektronegativitas (Indonesian), leictridhiúltacht [feminine] (Irish), elettronegatività [feminine] (Italian), электртерістілік (élektrterıstılık) (Kazakh), keelektronegatifan (Malay), tōrarotanga hiko (Maori), elektroujemność [feminine] (Polish), eletronegatividade [feminine] (Portuguese), electronegativitate [feminine] (Romanian), электроотрицательность (elektrootricatelʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), electronegatividad [feminine] (Spanish), elektronegativitet [common-gender] (Swedish), kadagibalingan (Tagalog)

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