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(organic chemistry) A descriptive term indicating a form of isomerism in which atoms are located on the same side of an asymmetric molecule.

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Dictionary: CIS
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abbr.
Commonwealth of Independent States


Computer Desktop Encyclopedia: CIS
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(1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe.

(2) (Card Information Structure) A data structure on a PC Card that contains information about the card's contents. It allows the card to describe its configuration requirements to its host computer.

(3) (Contact Image Sensor) A type of scanning sensor used in low-cost scanners that is smaller than a CCD. Although it allows for smaller, lighter scanners to be built, color fidelity and image quality are not as good as CCD.

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Abbreviations: CIS
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is short for:

Meaning Category
Can It SamInternet->Chat
Canadian Interuniversity SportAcademic & Science->Universities
Carbonlite Ionet SuspensionAcademic & Science->Chemistry
Carcinoma In SituMedical->Oncology
Card Information StructureComputing->General
Cargo Information ServiceGovernmental->Transportation
Case Information StudyCommunity->Law
Center for Internet SecurityGovernmental->NASA
Central Independent StatesRegional
Central Integration SiteGovernmental->NASA
Central Intelligence ServicesGovernmental->US Government
Centre for Intergroup StudiesRegional->African
Centro de Investigaciones SociológicasInternational->Spanish
Certified Instrument SpecialistMiscellaneous->Awards & Medals
Change Impact SummaryGovernmental->NASA
Character Information SheetComputing->General
Chartered Institute of StockbrokersBusiness->Stock Exchange
Chase Information SystemsBusiness->Firms
Chemical Information Systems, Inc.Business->Firms
Chinese International ShippingGovernmental->Transportation
Chromosome Insertion SequenceMedical->Human Genome
Cities in SchoolsCommunity->Educational
Client Information SystemBusiness->General
Clinical Information SystemMedical->Laboratory
Cockpit Instrumentation SystemGovernmental->Transportation
Collaborative Information SystemBusiness->International Business
Colonial Intelligence ServiceGovernmental
Com Internet ServicesBusiness->Firms
Combat Identification SystemGovernmental->Military
Command Information SystemGovernmental->Military
Committee For Internal SecurityGovernmental->United Nations
Common Information SystemBusiness->General
Commonwealth of Independent StatesRegional->Countries
Business->International Business
Governmental->Military
Regional
Governmental->US Government
Communicating In SpanishCommunity->Educational
Communication Information SystemsBusiness->Firms
Communication Interface SystemGovernmental->NASA
Communications Interface ShelterGovernmental->Military
Communities in SchoolsCommunity->Educational
Community Information SystemCommunity
Component Identification SheetGovernmental->NASA
Component Information SystemGovernmental->Military
Compuserve Information ServiceComputing->Networking
Computer And Information ScienceAcademic & Science->Universities
Computer Information SystemBusiness->General
Computer Information SystemsComputing->General
Computer Integrated SurgeryMedical->Physiology
Computer Internet ServerComputing->Networking
Computer Internet SystemInternet
Confederacy of Independent SystemsMiscellaneous->Science Fiction
Constant Idle SystemGovernmental->Transportation
Construction Industry SchemeBusiness->General
Governmental->US Government
Consumer Information StatementGovernmental->US Government
Contact Image SensorGovernmental->Military
Contractor's Information SubmittalGovernmental->NASA
Conversion Indexing SortingComputing->General
Copper Indium diSelenideAcademic & Science->Electronics
Corporate Information SystemMiscellaneous->USPS
Corpus Inscriptionum SemiticarumInternational->Latin
Court Information SystemCommunity->Law
Criminal Information SystemGovernmental->Police
Criminal Investigation SectionGovernmental->US Government
Criminal Investigative ServiceGovernmental->Military
Criminally Insane SnipersCommunity->Law
Critical Information ShortfallGovernmental->Military
Customer Information SystemBusiness->General
Governmental->NASA
Customs Information SystemGovernmental->US Government
The Commonwealth Of Independent StatesRegional->Airport Codes

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
  Synonym: Commonwealth of Independent States

 
 
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