VICINAL


Meaning of VICINAL in English

[ 'vɪsɪn(ə)l , vɪ'sʌɪn(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 neighbouring; adjacent.

2》 Chemistry relating to or denoting substituents attached to adjacent atoms in a ring or chain.

Origin

C17: from Fr., or from L. ~is , from vicinus 'neighbour'.

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