tran-
prefix
(sometimes before s-) another name for trans-
trans- or (sometimes before s-) tran-
prefix
across, beyond, crossing, on the other side
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transoceanic
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trans-Siberian
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transatlantic
changing thoroughly
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transliterate
transcending
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transubstantiation
transversely
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transect
(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
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Compare cis- (sense 2)
trans-butadiene
Compare cis- (sense 2)