Nucleophile in English dictionary

  • nucleophile

    Meanings and definitions of "Nucleophile"

    • (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons, especially donating an electron pair to an electrophile to form a bond
    • noun
      (chemistry)
      a compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons, especially donating an electron pair to an electrophile to form a bond
    • noun
      a chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in relation to a reaction.
      The word nucleophile is derived from nucleus and the Greek word φιλος, philos for love.

    Grammar and declension of Nucleophile

    • nucleophile ( plural  nucleophiles)
  • Nucleophile

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