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electrophil

electrophil is the alternative form of electrophile.

Meaning of electrophile

Noun

electrophile (plural electrophiles)

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

Forms of electrophil

pluralelectrophils

Questions about electrophil

What is electrophil the alternative form of?
Electrophil is the alternative form of electrophile.

Words near electrophil in the dictionary

  1. electropherographic
  2. electropherotype
  3. electropherotyped
  4. electropherotypes
  5. electropherotyping
  6. electrophil
  7. electrophile
  8. electrophiles
  9. electrophilic
  10. electrophilic substitution
  11. electrophilic substitutions

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