noun
An electron-deficient chemical compound or group that is attracted to electrons and tends to accept electrons. Also called Lewis acid .
electrophile
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Noun
(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
Origin
electro- +"Ž -phile
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