Definitions For Electrophile

Noun

ELECTROPHILE (plural ELECTROPHILEs) (chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.

Related terms

electrophilic

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 親電體 (qīndiàntǐ) Georgian: ელექტროფილი Indonesian: elektrofil Italian: elettrofilo, m Japanese: 求電子剤 (きゅうでんしざい, kyūdenshizai), 求電子試薬 (きゅうでんししやく, kyūdenshishiyaku), 求電子種 (きゅうでんししゅ, kyūdenshishu) Korean: 친전자체(親電子體) Malayalam: ഇലക്ട്രോഫൈൽ Persian: الکترون‌دوست Portuguese: eletrófilo, m Spanish: electrófilo, m Turkish: elektrofil

Etymology

{{confix, en, electro, phile}}

See also

Lewis acid