nucleophile
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See also: nucléophile
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
nucleophile (plural nucleophiles)
- (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.
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Translations[edit]
compound or functional group attractive to centres of positive charge
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Further reading[edit]
- “nucleophile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.