trans-

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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.]

On drawings, abbr. for transformer.

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1. in organic chemistry, having certain atoms or radicals on opposite sides of a nonrotatable parent structure.
2. in genetics, having unlike members of a pseudoallelic, or closely linked, gene pair on the same member of a pair of homologous chromosomes. Compare cis.

• t. acting — in molecular biology a sequence or regulatory protein that is produced on one DNA molecule and acts on another, e.g. a sequence on one chromosome produces a regulatory protein that regulates expression of a gene on another chromosome. See also cis acting.

IN BRIEF: Having or characterized by various atoms or groups on opposite sides of the molecule.

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Dansk (Danish)
pref. - (forstavelse) over, hinsides, på den anden side af, trans-

Français (French)
pref. - (préf) trans- (dans les composés) signifiant de l'autre côté, à travers, au-delà, qui marque le passage ou le changement

Deutsch (German)
pref. - trans-, über, durch

Ελληνική (Greek)
pref. - υπερ-, δια-

Español (Spanish)
pref. - más allá, a través, transverso, (quím) posición de isómero geométrico

Svenska (Swedish)
pref. - trans-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
横穿, 横断, 在...的另一边, 通过, 超越

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
pref. - 橫穿, 橫斷, 在...的另一邊, 通過, 超越

한국어 (Korean)
pref. - 넘어서, 완전히, 초월하여

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(بادئه الكلم- ه) ما وراء, وراء, عبر, بادئه مهناها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
pref. - ‮(תחילית) על פני, מעבר ל-, לצד השני, דרך, למקום או למצב אחר, עולה על‬

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