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ELECTRONEGATIVE ELEMENT

\ˈɛlɪktɹˌə͡ʊnɡətˌɪv ˈɛlɪmənt], \ˈɛlɪktɹˌə‍ʊnɡətˌɪv ˈɛlɪmənt], \ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k_t_ɹ_ˌəʊ_n_ɡ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ˈɛ_l_ɪ_m_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of ELECTRONEGATIVE ELEMENT

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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That e. of a galvanic couple which is decomposed by the exciting fluid and constitutes the negative pole.
A chemical element having electronegative properties. See electronegative.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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