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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vicinal /ˈvɪsɪn(ə)l, vɪˈsʌɪn(ə)l/

▶adjective

1 neighbouring; adjacent.

2 Chemistry relating to or denoting substituents attached to adjacent atoms in a ring or chain.

– origin C17: from Fr., or from L. vicinalis, from vicinus ‘neighbour’.

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