trans-

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin preposition trans (“‘across, on the far side, beyond’”).

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trans-

  1. across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of
  2. (chemistry) describing a compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound
    • Note: also used without the hyphen as a pseudo-adjective

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across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of

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