Meanings
nounelectrophile (plural electrophiles)
plural electrophiles
- chemistryA compound or functional group that is attracted to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
Origin
Translations
Catalan electròfil
- electròfilcompound which attracts electrons
Chinese Mandarin 親電體 /亲电体
- 親電體 /亲电体 (qīndiàntǐ)compound which attracts electrons
French électrophile
- électrophilecompound which attracts electrons
German Elektrophil
- Elektrophilcompound which attracts electrons
Indonesian elektrofil
- elektrofilcompound which attracts electrons
Italian elettrofilo
- elettrofilocompound which attracts electrons
Japanese 求電子剤, 求電子試薬
- 求電子剤 (kyūdenshizai)compound which attracts electrons
- 求電子試薬 (kyūdenshishiyaku)compound which attracts electrons
- 求電子種 (kyūdenshishu)compound which attracts electrons
Korean 친전자체
- 친전자체 (chinjeonjache)compound which attracts electrons
Persian الکتروندوست
- الکتروندوستcompound which attracts electrons
Polish elektrofil
- elektrofilcompound which attracts electrons
Portuguese eletrófilo
- eletrófilocompound which attracts electrons
Spanish electrófilo
- electrófilocompound which attracts electrons
Turkish elektrofil
- elektrofilcompound which attracts electrons
Welsh electroffil
- electroffilcompound which attracts electrons
Cite this entry
APA
electrophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrophile
MLA
“electrophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrophile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrophile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrophile.
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