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trans

/tɹænz/
adjective

In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.

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Adjective 4 meanings

  1. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond.

  2. In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a coordination compound in which the two instances of a particular ligand are on opposite sides of the central atom.

    “The trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands.”

  3. Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.

  4. Transgender or transsexual.

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Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trāns (“on the other side of”). Doublet of très.

Similar and opposite words

Opposite
cis

TRANS at a glance

TRANS has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + A 1 + N 1 + S 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,521 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with trans

All rhymes
  • MEANS7
  • FANS7
  • PLANS7
  • HUMANS11
  • POLITICIANS15
  • LOANS5
  • REPUBLICANS17
  • CHRISTIANS15
  • VETERANS11
  • ORLEANS7
  • GERMANS10
  • BEANS7

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • TRAPS7
  • TRAYS8
  • TRAMS7
  • TRANT5
  • TRANQ14
  • TRANK9
  • GRANS6
  • CRANS7
  • BRANS7
  • TRADS6
  • TRONS5
  • KRANS9
  • THANS8
  • TIANS5
  • TRASS5
  • TRABS7
  • TRATS5
  • TRINS5

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