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ambiphilic

ambiphilic adjective: having both electrophilic and nucleophilic character.

Adjective

ambiphilic (not comparable)

  1. Having both electrophilic and nucleophilic character.
  2. Having a teleiophilic attraction to both men and women.

Origin of ambiphilic

From ambi- + -philic.

Questions about ambiphilic

What does ambiphilic mean?
Ambiphilic means having both electrophilic and nucleophilic character.
What part of speech is ambiphilic?
Ambiphilic is an adjective.

Words near ambiphilic in the dictionary

  1. ambiortiform
  2. ambiortiforms
  3. ambiparous
  4. ambipedal
  5. ambiphilia
  6. ambiphilic
  7. ambiphilicity
  8. ambipolar
  9. ambipolarities
  10. ambipolarity
  11. ambiposition

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