English

Etymology
L. preposition trans (across, on the far side, beyond)

Prefix
trans-
#across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of
#chemistry describing a compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound
#*Note: also used without the hyphen as a pseudo-adjective

Antonyms
cis-

See also
trans

de:trans-
es:trans-
ja:trans-
ru:trans-
tr:trans-

• 2007-12-22 01:30 - Doug Hockin - /* English */ Add etymology template

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