VICINAL


Meaning of VICINAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-sə-nəl, ˈvis-nəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin vicinalis, from vicinus neighbor, from vicinus, adjective, neighboring

Date: circa 1623

1. : of or relating to a limited district : local

2. : of, relating to, or substituted in adjacent sites in a molecule

a vicinal disulfide group

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.