cis

BrE /sɪs/ AmE /sɪs/

adjective en → es

1 IDENTITY [attributive or predicative] C1

used to describe a person whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth

cisgénero, no transgénero

  • a cis person

Collocations cis identity · cis woman/man

  • She identifies as a cis woman.

    Ella se identifica como una mujer cisgénero.

2 CHEMISTRY [prefix] C1

used to describe molecules that are not identical to their mirror images and cannot be superimposed on them (chiral)

cis-

  • cis-molecule

Collocations cis isomer · cis configuration

  • The compound has a cis isomer.

    La sustancia tiene un isómero cis.