English word pronucleophile comes from English pro-, English nucleophile
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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pro- | English (eng) | Agreeing with; supporting; favouring. Substituting for Earlier; prior. In front of. Rudimentary. |
nucleophile | English (eng) | (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. |
pronucleophile | English (eng) | (chemistry) A compound or group that is readily converted into a nucleophile. |