cis

Meanings

Noun

an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second

Adj

Having two mutations on two genes on the same chromosome of a homologous pair.
Of the side of the Golgi apparatus nearer to the endoplasmic reticulum.
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.
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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cis (“on this side (of), on the near or same side”). Doublet of he, it, here, hither, and hence.

Synonyms

Ci, Commonwealth of Independent States, curie

Antonyms

trans

Scrabble Score: 5

cis is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cis is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cis is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

cis is a valid Words With Friends word