English word electronegative comes from English negative, English electro-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| negative | English (eng) | (New Age jargon) (pejorative) bad, unwanted, disagreeable, potentially damaging, to be avoided, unpleasant, difficult, painful; (often precedes 'energy', 'feeling', 'emotion' or 'thought').. (chemistry) metalloidal; nonmetallic; contrasted with positive or basic.. (linguistics, logic) denying a proposition. (mathematics) of number, less than zero. (physics) of electrical charge of an [...] |
| electro- | English (eng) | (music) electronic and/or incorporating elements of electro(-funk). Electricity or electrical. |
| electronegative | English (eng) | (chemistry) tending to attract electrons to form a chemical bond. Having a negative electric charge. |