Noun
electrophile (plural electrophiles)
(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.
It is stable enough to exist in normal conditions, but it is generally reactive and used extensively as an electrophile in the nitration of other substances. Source: Internet
The Prins reaction occurs when a nucleophilic alkene or alkyne reacts with an aldehyde as electrophile. Source: Internet
The two main types are electrophilic aromatic substitution when the active reagent is an electrophile and nucleophilic aromatic substitution when the reagent is a nucleophile. Source: Internet