electroneutraladj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈnjuːtr(ə)l/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈn(j)utrəl/, /iˌlɛktrəˈn(j)utrəl/ Chiefly Chemistry.
Electrically neutral; having no net electrical charge; (also) neither strongly electronegative nor strongly electropositive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [adjective] > not charged
non-electrized1746
non-electrified1747
unelectrified1747
neutral1760
unelectrized1764
uncharged1815
indifferent1855
isoelectric1900
electroneutral1924
1924 L. Michaelis in R. H. Bogue Theory & Applic. Colloidal Behavior I. ix. 246 In general, therefore, we may not expect hydrolysis by adsorption with a substance as electroneutral as charcoal.
1945 Philos. Sci. 12 190 Investigation of the characteristics of the carbon atom which might contribute to its singular role in life reveal that it is a relatively electro-neutral element.
1970 Nature 19 Dec. 1233/2 These derivatives of the electroneutral molecule, NH, have at last come into their own.
1982 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 688 797/1 The fact that ions are transported by electroneutral processes does not preclude their ability to interact electrostatically with the transmembrane surface.
2007 Physica B. 389 236/1 For cubic perovskite lattice, the electroneutral unit cell has zero dipole and quadrupole moments.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1924- running road
- running saddle
- running season
- running set
- running shoe
- running shorts
- running sore
- running start
- running stationer
- running stitch
- running string
- running style
- running suit
- running tetter
- running text
- running through
- running thyme
- running time
- running title
- running toad
- running together
- running total
- sacculina
- sacculine
- sacculus