trans-

trans- definition - medical

trans-

prefix
  1. Across; on the other side; beyond: transilient.
  2. Through: transpiration.
  3. Change; transfer: transketolation.
  4. Having a pair of identical atoms on opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Used of a geometric isomer. Usually in italic: trans-butene.

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