CIS

Proper noun

CIS

Initialism of Commonwealth of Independent States.

(UK, business) Initialism of Construction Industry Scheme.

(Canada, sports) Initialism of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, former name of U Sports.

Noun

CIS (plural CISes)

Initialism of contact image sensor.

Anagrams

• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic

Etymology 1

Adjective

cis (not comparable)

(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.

Coordinate terms

• trans

Etymology 2

Adjective

cis (not comparable)

Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) or non-binary.

Usage notes

Compare cis- and its usage notes.

Coordinate terms

• trans

Anagrams

• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic

Noun

CIs

plural of CI

Anagrams

• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic

Source: Wiktionary

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Cis-.

Definition: A Latin preposition, sometimes used as a prefix in English words, and signifying on this side.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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