释义 |
vic·i·nal \-(ə)nəl\ adjective Etymology: Latin vicinalis, from vicinus neighbor (from vicinus neighboring) + -alis -al 1. : of, relating to, or confined to a limited district or neighborhood : belonging to or restricted to a vicinity : local < vicinal roads are distinguished from through highways > 2. : of, relating to, or being the subordinate forms or faces on a crystal which sometimes take the place of the fundamental ones, approach them very closely in angle, and have in general very complex symbols 3. : relating to, characterized by, or being adjoining positions in an organic chemical compound < the three vicinal 1,2,3-positions in benzene > — abbr. v; compare neighboring 2, ortho I 2 |