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electron optics
electron sea
electron shell
electron spin resonance
electron transport
electron tube
electron volt
electronegative
electronegativity
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electronegativity
e·lec·tro·neg·a·tiv·i·ty [ i lèktrō negə tívvətee ] (plural e·lec·tro·neg·a·tiv·i·ties)


noun 
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tendency to attract electrons: a measure of the tendency of an atom in a molecule to attract the electrons in a chemical bond
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