vicinal
/ˈvɪsɪn(ə)l
/ /vɪˈsʌɪn(ə)l /adjective
1 rare Neighbouring; adjacent.
1.1 Chemistry Relating to or denoting substituents attached to adjacent atoms in a ring or chain.The epoxide hydrolases are a family of enzymes that hydrate simple epoxide to vicinal diols and arene oxides to transdihydrodiols....
- The latter are also called vicinal diols, or 1,2-diols.
- The number of vicinal hydroxyl groups corresponds to the chemical and biological activity of the compound; thus kaempferol is often less active than quercetin and myricetin.
2(Of a railway or road) serving a neighbourhood; local.
Origin
Early 17th century: from French, or from Latin vicinalis, from vicinus 'neighbour'.
Rhymes
- playback
- playback singer
- play ball
- playbill
- playboat
- playboater
- playboating
- play bone
- playbook
- play both ends against the middle
- playbox
- playboy
- playboyish
- playboyishness
- playboyism
- playbroker
- playbus
- play by one's own rules
- play-by-play
- play by the rules
- playcalling
- play-card
- play catch-up
- play centre
- play clock