シス-トランス異性

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

Calque of English cis-trans isomerism, borrowing English cis-trans, and replacing earlier term 幾何異性 (kika isei, geometric isomerism).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕisɨ to̞ɾã̠ɰ̃sɨ ise̞ː]

Noun

シス-トランス()(せい) • (shisu-toransu isei

  1. (organic chemistry, specified by IUPAC) cis-trans isomerism

Usage notes

Replaced the earlier deprecated term 幾何異性 (kika isei, geometric isomerism).

Derived terms