Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vicinal diol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: vic-i-nal -di-ol
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to adjacent carbon atoms.

Inflected Forms

vicinal diols (plural)

Phrases

geminal diol

Frequently Paired Words

geminal diol

Questions

What does vicinal diol mean?: Any diol in which the two hydroxy functional groups are attached to adjacent carbon atoms.

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