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trans / tranz; trans/ • adj. Chem. denoting or relating to a molecular structure in which two particular atoms or groups lie on opposite sides of a given plane in the molecule, in particular denoting an isomer in which substituents at opposite ends of a carbon–carbon double bond are also on opposite sides of the bond: the trans isomer of stilbene. Compare with cis.
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