cis

IPA: sɪs

noun

  • Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.
  • (UK, business) Initialism of Construction Industry Scheme.
  • (Canada, sports, historical) Initialism of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, former name of U Sports.
  • Initialism of contact image sensor.
  • (medicine, software, acronym, initialism) Abbreviation of clinical information system.

adjective

  • (biology) Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
  • (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
  • (chemistry) 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.
  • (chemistry) In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are adjacent to each other.
  • Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) nor non-binary.
  • (proscribed) Alternative letter-case form of cis (“cisgender”). [(biology) Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.]
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Examples of "cis" in Sentences

  • Comparison of cis and trans isomers.
  • The term CIS is not used for the cervix.
  • A CIS mandate can only be renewed by the CIS.
  • I will confirm with the CIS on the facilities.

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