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electrophile

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From electro- + -phile.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: electròfil — compound which attracts electrons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 親電體 /亲电体 (qīndiàntǐ) — compound which attracts electrons
  • French: électrophile — compound which attracts electrons
  • Georgian: ელექტროფილი (elekṭropili) — compound which attracts electrons
  • German: Elektrophil — compound which attracts electrons
  • Indonesian: elektrofil — compound which attracts electrons
  • Italian: elettrofilo — compound which attracts electrons
  • Japanese: 求電子剤 (kyūdenshizai) — compound which attracts electrons
  • Japanese: 求電子試薬 (kyūdenshishiyaku) — compound which attracts electrons
  • Japanese: 求電子種 (kyūdenshishu) — compound which attracts electrons
  • Korean: 친전자체 (chinjeonjache) — compound which attracts electrons
  • Malayalam: ഇലക്ട്രോഫൈൽ (ilakṭrōphail) — compound which attracts electrons
  • Persian: الکتروندوست — compound which attracts electrons
  • Polish: elektrofil — compound which attracts electrons
  • Portuguese: eletrófilo — compound which attracts electrons
  • Spanish: electrófilo — compound which attracts electrons
  • Turkish: elektrofil — compound which attracts electrons
  • Welsh: electroffil — compound which attracts electrons