Etymology

electrofuge

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Today it means: A leaving group that does not carry away the bonding electron pair Full definition →

English electro- ← Latin electro- ← French électro-
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. English todayelectrofuge

From electro- + -fuge.

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