Medical term:
nucleophile
nucleophile
[noo´kle-o-fīl″]an electron donor in chemical reactions involving covalent catalysis in which the donated electrons bond other chemical groups (electrophiles). adj., adj nucleophil´ic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
nu·cle·o·phil
, nucleophile (nū'klē-ō-fil', -fīl),1. The electron pair donor atom in a chemical reaction in which a pair of electrons is picked up by an electrophil; any reagent or substance that is attracted to a region of low electron density.
2. Relating to a nucleophil. Synonym(s): nucleophilic (1)
[nucleo- + G. philos, fond]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
nu·cle·o·phil
, nucleophile (nū'klē-ō-fil, -fīl)1. The electron pair donor atom in a chemical reaction in which a pair of electrons is picked up by an electrophil.
2. Relating to a nucleophil.
Synonym(s): nucleophilic (1) .
Synonym(s): nucleophilic (1) .
[nucleo- + G. philos, fond]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
Latest Searches:
alipogenic - aldolase - albumosuria - alactolyticus - alabamensis - AKTob - Aklomide - akari - aitiology - a-helix - AHCPR - agyric - agophytum - agonists - agglutinogenic - agave - agastria - Agamofilaria - affinitas - aerocystoscopy -
- Service manuals - MBI Corp