(|)tran(t)s, -raan-, -nz sometimes chiefly Brit -rȧn- prefix
Etymology: Latin trans-, tra- across, beyond, to the other side, through, so as to change, from trans across, beyond, on or to the other side, through — more at through
1.
a. : across
trans polar
trans atlantic
trans oceanic
b.
(1) : beyond
trans human
trans mundane
(2) : beyond (a specified chemical element) in the periodic table
trans plutonium
trans uranic
c. : through
trans lucent
trans cutaneous
d. : completeness of change
trans shape
2. : transverse
trans frontal
trans process
3. : having certain atoms or groups on opposite sides of the molecule
trans -dichloro-ethylene
— opposed to cis- 3; compare all- 2b, anti- 7
4. : transfer : interchange — in names of chemical reactions and enzymes
trans amination