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| vic·i·nal [ víssən'l ] |
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1. neighboring: adjacent or neighboring
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2. local: relating to or restricted to a local area
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3. chemistry of consecutive positions on carbon chain: relating to two or more adjacent positions on a carbon ring or chain
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin vicinalis< vicinus (see vicinity)] |
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