trans

5 letters · adjective · scores 800 in SpellHuntr

adjective

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.

Trans in a sentence

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

A cis double bond is one where the hydrogen atoms are both on the same side. In contrast, a trans double bond has them on the opposite side.

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