cis-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Antonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin preposition cis (“‘on this side of’”).

[edit] Prefix

cis-

1. On this side of.
2. (chemistry) Forming names of chemical compounds in which two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound.

[edit] Usage notes

• This prefix is usually attached with a hyphen, but it is sometimes left detached, as a sort of adjective.

[edit] Translations

• Russian: цис- ru(ru) (tsis-)

[edit] Antonyms

• trans-
• ultra-