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.
CIS (plural CISes)
Initialism of contact image sensor.
• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic
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.
• trans
cis (not comparable)
Cisgender (or sometimes cissexual): not trans (transgender or transsexual) or non-binary.
Compare cis- and its usage notes.
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• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic
CIs
plural of CI
• -ics, CSI, ICS, ICs, I²Cs, SCI, SIC, Sci., sci, sci., sic
Source: Wiktionary
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
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
