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heteronucleophile

heteronucleophile noun: any heterocyclic nucleophile in which the nucleophilic atom is a heteroatom.

Noun

heteronucleophile (plural heteronucleophiles)

  1. Any heterocyclic nucleophile in which the nucleophilic atom is a heteroatom

Forms of heteronucleophile

pluralheteronucleophiles

Origin of heteronucleophile

From hetero- + nucleophile.

Questions about heteronucleophile

What does heteronucleophile mean?
Heteronucleophile means any heterocyclic nucleophile in which the nucleophilic atom is a heteroatom.
What part of speech is heteronucleophile?
Heteronucleophile is a noun.
What is the plural of heteronucleophile?
The plural of heteronucleophile is heteronucleophiles.

Words near heteronucleophile in the dictionary

  1. heteronormativity
  2. heteronuclear
  3. heteronucleation
  4. heteronucleations
  5. heteronucleic
  6. heteronucleophile
  7. heteronucleophiles
  8. heteronucleotide
  9. heteronucleotides
  10. heteronym
  11. heteronymic

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