electronegativity

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	inclination, tendency,
definition	:	a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	chemical science, chemistry,
definition	:	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions (noun.cognition)