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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
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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