cis
/sɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.59 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
adj
Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
adj
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the same side of the bond.
adj
In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are adjacent to each other.
adj
Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.
noun
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "9 is thought to survive longer when the CH = CH bond is cis and to favour the formation of another cis double bond in a propagation reaction involving its displacement by monomer. 10, on the other hand, is more likely to yield a trans double bond […]"
- "However, a cis double bond causes a kink in the chain. (A cis double bond introduces a bend of about 42 into the linear hydrocarbon chain.)"
- "A cis double bond is one where the hydrogen atoms are both on the same side. In contrast, a trans double bond has them on the opposite side."
- "The cis effect is the labilization of ligands which are cis to certain other ligands."
- "We're demonized and criminalized as perverts out to trick and deceive cis hetero men; therefore anything that happens to us, we 'had coming.'"
- "Oh yeah, because you know who's been long overdue a challenge? The trans community. Oh, they've had their guard down for too long if you ask me. They'll all be checking their privilege on the way home now thanks to you, you brave little cis boy!"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cis
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Sports.