The mechanism of action of probiotics (e.g., having an impact on the intestinal microbiota or enhancing immune function) was dropped from the definition to encompass health effects due to novel mechanisms and to allow application of the term before the mechanism is confirmed.
Noun. 1. electronegativity - (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond. negativity.
Electronegativity is a measure of the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract shared bonding electrons. This property is different from the other ones presented here because it is not relevant for an isolated atom since it deals with shared electrons.he electronegativity of atoms increases as we move from left to right across a period in the periodic table. As we move from left to right across a period the nuclear charge is increasing faster than the electron shielding, so the attraction that the atoms have for the valence electrons increases.