eletronegativo
Portuguese, adjective/eˌlɛ.tɾo.ne.ɡaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
eletronegativo is spelled E-L-E-T-R-O-N-E-G-A-T-I-V-O (14 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese, the 159,424th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eletronegativo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “electronegative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que contém eletricidade negativa; que tende a migrar para o polo positivo durante a eletrólise”.
What does eletronegativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
electronegative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que contém eletricidade negativa; que tende a migrar para o polo positivo durante a eletrólise
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eletronegativo
- eletronegativa feminine
- eletronegativos masculine plural
- eletronegativas feminine plural
- electronegativo alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eletronegativo?
- Brazil /eˌlɛ.tɾo.ne.ɡaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /iˌlɛ.tɾɔ.nɨ.ɡɐˈti.vu/
- Portugal [iˌlɛ.tɾɔ.nɨ.ɣɐˈti.vu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eletronegativo in Portuguese?
eletronegativo appears about once in every 30 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).