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electronegativity

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  • noun the tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons and thus form bonds

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  • noun (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond

Etymologies

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electro- +‎ negativity

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. inclination
  2. tendency

same context (21)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. 13-4
  2. autocorrelation
  3. backscatter
  4. bisulphide
  5. carbonation
  6. convective
  7. impenitency
  8. impermeability
  9. inedibility
  10. kpf
  11. magneto-optical
  12. miserableness
  13. nonnegative
  14. optimized
  15. perforamce
  16. polarizability
  17. quantile
  18. reflec
  19. sieving
  20. spreadability
  21. sub-channel

relateds (2)

relateds

  1. electronegative
  2. electropositivity

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. Mulliken scale
  2. Pauling scale

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