trans

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. (chemistry) 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.

- the trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands

2. (cytology) Of the side of the Golgi apparatus farther from the endoplasmic reticulum.

3. (colloquial) Transgender, transsexual.

4. Alternative form of trans*

noun

1. Abbreviation of transaction.