noun. An electron-deficient chemical compound or group that is attracted to electrons and tends to accept electrons.

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

"An '' 'electrophile' '' is a negatively charged proton which is attracted to the oppositely charged electronsa round another atom."

Lewis acid  

electrophilic  

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