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单词 vicinal
释义

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'.

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