Vicinal
Vicinal (?; 277) , adjective
[Latin vicinalis: compare French vicinal.]
1.
Near; vicine. — T. Warton
2.
(Organic Chemistry) Having the substituted groups on the same carbon atom.
Collocations (1)
Vicinal planes (Mineralogy) , subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex symbols.