Definition of Nucleophilic

1. Adjective. (chemistry) of, or relating to a nucleophile ¹

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Definition of Nucleophilic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Nucleophilic

1. Synonym: nucleophil. 2. A reaction involving a nucleophile. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nucleophilic

nucleolus organiser
nucleolus organiser region
nucleolus organizer
nucleolytic
nucleometallation
nucleomicrosome
nucleon
nucleon number
nucleonic
nucleonics
nucleons
nucleopetal
nucleophil
nucleophile
nucleophiles
nucleophilic (current term)
nucleophilic substitution
nucleophilically
nucleophilicities
nucleophilicity
nucleophosmin
nucleophosphatases
nucleophylic
nucleoplasm
nucleoplasmic
nucleoplasmic index
nucleoplasmin
nucleoplasms
nucleopolyhedrovirus
nucleopolyhedroviruses

Literary usage of Nucleophilic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Competition of nucleophilic and Protolytic Catalysis in Water and Methanol. It is striking that the acetate- catalyzed hydrolysis of />-nitrophenyl acetate ..."

2. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Thus, cysteine conjugates with more nucleophilic sulfur atoms (S-allyl-L-cysteine, S-benzyl-L-cysteine) were much better microsomal flavin monooxygenase ..."

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