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electrophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
elec-trophile
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.

Etymology

From electro- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

electrophiles (plural)

Phrases

Lewis acid

Frequently Paired Words

electrophilic Lewis acid

Questions

What does electrophile mean?
A compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
Where does electrophile come from?
From electro- + -phile.

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