| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. 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.[Websters]
2. Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic.[Websters] 3. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb electro-negatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (electro-negatively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective electro-negative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ELECTRO-NEGATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ELECTRO-NEGATIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Repelled by bodies negatively electrified, and attracted by those positively electrified. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
