ELECTROPHILIC


Meaning of ELECTROPHILIC in English

— electrophilically , adv.

/i lek'treuh fil"ik/ , adj. Chem.

of or pertaining to electron acceptance in covalent bonding (opposed to nucleophilic ).

[ 1940-45; ELECTR(ON) + -O- + -PHILIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .