cis-

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪs/

Prefix

1. (geography) On this side of.

   Antonyms: trans-

   cis- + alpine → cisalpine

   cis- + Rhenane → cisrhenane

   cis- + Caucasia → Ciscaucasia

   cis- + Jordan → Cisjordan

   cis- + Neptunian → cis-Neptunian

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.

   cis- + diazene → cis-diazene

3. (gender) cis#Adjective|Cis; cisgender or cissexual.

   cis- + man → cisman

   cis- + woman → ciswoman

   cis- + male → cismale

   cis- + female → cisfemale

4. (gender) Of, related to, or specific to cis persons.

   cis- + gender → cisgender

   cis- + sexism → cissexism

   cis- + normativity → cisnormativity

Antonyms

• trans-
• ultra-

Translations

• German: zis-, cis-
• Russian: цис-

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