trans-

(word root) through, across, beyondExamples of words with the root trans-: transportation, transaction

trans-

pref.1. Across; on the other side; beyond: transpolar.2. Through: transcontinental.3. Change; transfer: transliterate.4. Having a pair of identical atoms on opposite sides of two atoms linked by a double bond. Used of a geometric isomer: trans-butene.

[From Latin trāns-, from trāns, across, beyond, through; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

trans-

or sometimes before s-

tran-

prefix1. across, beyond, crossing, on the other side: transoceanic; trans-Siberian; transatlantic. 2. changing thoroughly: transliterate. 3. transcending: transubstantiation. 4. transversely: transect. 5. (Elements & Compounds) (often in italics) indicating that a chemical compound has a molecular structure in which two groups or atoms are on opposite sides of a double bond: trans-butadiene. Compare cis-²[from Latin trāns across, through, beyond]

trans-

1. a prefix meaning “across,” “through,” occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, used in particular to form verbs denoting movement or conveyance from place to place (transfer; transmit; transplant) or complete change (transform; transmute), or to form adjectives meaning “crossing,” “on the other side of,” or “going beyond” the place named (transmontane; transnational; trans-Siberian). 2. a prefix used in the names of chemical compounds that are geometric isomers having two identical atoms or groups attached on opposite sides of a molecule divided by a given plane of symmetry. Compare cis- (def. 2). [< Latin, prefixal use of trāns (preposition) across, through]

trans.

1. transaction. 2. transfer. 3. transferred. 4. transformer. 5. transit. 6. transitive. 7. translated. 8. translation. 9. translator. 10. transparent. 11. transportation. 12. transpose. 13. transverse.

Translations

trans-

(trӕns) , (trӕnz) across or through. 表示“横过”、“跨越”

trans-

word element [L.], through; across; beyond.

trans-

1. Prefix (in italics) denoting across, through, beyond; opposite of cis-. 2. In genetics, a prefix denoting the location of two genes on opposite chromosomes of a homologous pair. 3. In organic chemistry (in italics), a form of geometric isomerism in which the atoms attached to two carbon atoms, joined by double bonds, are located on opposite sides of the molecule. 4. In biochemistry, a prefix to a group name in an enzyme name or a reaction denoting transfer of that group from one compound to another; for example, transformylase (transfers a formyl group), transpeptidation. [L. trans, through, across]

trans-

1. Prefix denoting across, through, beyond; opposite of cis-. 2. genetics Denoting the location of two genes on opposite chromosomes of a homologous pair. 3. organic chemistry A form of geometric isomerism in which the atoms attached to two carbon atoms, joined by double bonds, are located on opposite sides of the molecule. 4. biochemistry A prefix to a group name in an enzyme name or a reaction denoting transfer of that group from one compound to another. [L. trans, through, across]

trans-

Prefix denoting across, through or beyond. In stereochemistry, indicating that two groups are in the TRANS configuration. The prefix is usually italicized.

trans-

prefix denoting across or over.

trans-

acting the product of a GENE that is capable of acting on genes elsewhere in the CELL. The gene product, for example a REPRESSOR, is diffusible and so can diffuse through the cytoplasm to act on other DNA molecules. Compare CIS -ACTING.

Acronym

Definition

TRANS-➣Through, Across (Prefix)