Definition of "cis-" in İngilizce

prefix

1. (geography) On this side of.

   • cis- + alpine → cisalpine (“on this [the Roman] side of the Alps”)
   • cis- + Rhenane → cisrhenane (“on this [the speaker's] side of Rhine”)
   • cis- + Caucasia → Ciscaucasia
   • cis- + Jordan → Cisjordan
   • cis- + Neptunian → cis-Neptunian

2. (physical 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.

   • cis- + diazene → cis-diazene

3. (gender) Not trans.

   • cis- + gender → cisgender
   • cis- + sexual → cissexual