ALL meanings of nucleophile
nu·cle·o·phil·ic
N n - adjective nucleophile of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic). 1
- noun nucleophile (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. 1
- noun nucleophile a molecule, atom, or ion that behaves as an electron donor 0
- noun nucleophile an atom or molecule that has an affinity for atomic nuclei or that donates electrons to form a covalent bond 0