NUCLEOPHILIC


Meaning of NUCLEOPHILIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnü-klē-ə-ˈfi-lik, ˌnyü- ]

adjective

Date: 1933

1. of an atom, ion, or molecule : having an affinity for atomic nuclei : being an electron donor

2. : involving a nucleophilic species

a nucleophilic reaction

— compare electrophilic

• nu·cle·o·phil·i·cal·ly -li-k(ə-)lē adverb

• nu·cle·o·phi·lic·i·ty -klē-ō-fi-ˈli-sə-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.