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nucleofugic

nucleofugic adjective: of or pertaining to a nucleofuge.

Adjective

nucleofugic (comparative more nucleofugic, superlative most nucleofugic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a nucleofuge
    • The species that reacts with the nucleophile is not the substrate but the aryl radical deriving from its anion radical by cleavage of the nucleofugic group.1991, Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry, volume 26, page 2
    Synonyms:
    nucleofugal

Synonyms of nucleofugic

Forms of nucleofugic

comparativemore nucleofugic
superlativemost nucleofugic

Origin of nucleofugic

From nucleofuge + -ic.

Questions about nucleofugic

What does nucleofugic mean?
Nucleofugic means of or pertaining to a nucleofuge.
What part of speech is nucleofugic?
Nucleofugic is an adjective.

Words near nucleofugic in the dictionary

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

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