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In chemistry, the term geminal refers to the relationship between two functional groups that are attached to the same atom. The prefix gem is applied to a chemical name to denote this relationship, as in a gem-dibromide.

The related term vicinal refers to the relationship between two functional groups that are attached to adjacent atoms.

Chemical nomenclature

 

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