LEWIS ACID


Meaning of LEWIS ACID in English

Pronunciation: ' lü- ə s-

Function: noun

Etymology: Gilbert N. Lewis † 1946 American chemist

Date: 1944

: a substance that is capable of accepting an unshared pair of electrons from a base to form a covalent bond

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