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nucleofuge

nucleofuge noun: a leaving group that takes away a bonding electron pair with it.

Noun

nucleofuge (plural nucleofuges)

  1. A leaving group that takes away a bonding electron pair with it

Forms of nucleofuge

pluralnucleofuges

Origin of nucleofuge

From nucleo- + -fuge.

Questions about nucleofuge

What does nucleofuge mean?
Nucleofuge means a leaving group that takes away a bonding electron pair with it.
What part of speech is nucleofuge?
Nucleofuge is a noun.
What is the plural of nucleofuge?
The plural of nucleofuge is nucleofuges.

Words near nucleofuge in the dictionary

  1. nucleofractis
  2. nucleofracture
  3. nucleofugal
  4. nucleofugalities
  5. nucleofugality
  6. nucleofuge
  7. nucleofuges
  8. nucleofugic
  9. nucleogenesis
  10. nucleogenetic
  11. nucleogenic

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