vicinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to a neighborhood; neighboring.
Describing identical atoms or groups attached to nearby (especially adjacent) atoms in a molecule.
Describing subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place.

/ˈvɪsɪnəl/

vicinal

From Latin vīcīnālis, from vīcus (“village”).

vicinality vicine vicinity geminal

vicinal diol

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