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electrophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
elec-trophilic
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, or relating to an electrophile; electron deficient

Etymology

From electro- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more electrophilic (comparative) most electrophilic (superlative)

Derived Forms

biselectrophilic dielectrophilic electrophilically electrophilicity nonelectrophilic

Phrases

electrophilic substitution

Antonyms

nucleophilic

Questions

What does electrophilic mean?
of, or relating to an electrophile; electron deficient
Where does electrophilic come from?
From electro- + -philic.

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