vicinal
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- IPA /ˈvɪsɪnəl/
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vicinal adjective
- 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.
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nearbydiketonesdiolsglycolsvincinalaccolentneighboringadjacentcousinalparochialornativenighregionalvocationalsubdivisionalsubterritorial
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