nucleophile

== English == === Etymology === From nucleo- +‎ -phile. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nucleophile (plural nucleophiles) (chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to centres of positive charge, and donates electrons, especially donating an electron pair to an electrophile to form a bond. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Lewis base === Further reading === “nucleophile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.