Usually means: Species that seeks electron pair.
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  1. electrophile: Merriam-Webster
  2. electrophile: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. electrophile: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. electrophile: Collins English Dictionary
  5. electrophile: Wiktionary
  6. electrophile: Dictionary.com
  7. Electrophile: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. electrophile: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  9. electrophile: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. electrophile: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. electrophile: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. General Glossary (No longer online)
  5. electrophile: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Chemistry Dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (electrophile)

noun:  (chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.

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