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8 Words That Start With CIS

Part of Speech:
Word Definitions Synonyms
cisalpine (adjective) on the Italian or Roman side of the Alps Synonyms: ultramontane
cisco (noun) important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America Synonyms: Coregonus artedi, lake herring
(noun) cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward Synonyms: lake herring
cislunar (adjective) situated between the earth and the moon Synonyms: sublunar, sublunary
cismontane (adjective) on this (the speaker's) side of the mountains
cissy (adjective) having unsuitable feminine qualities Synonyms: effeminate, emasculate, epicene, sissified, sissy, sissyish
cistern (noun) an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
(noun) a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet Synonyms: water tank
(noun) a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid Synonyms: cisterna
cisterna (noun) a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid Synonyms: cistern
cistron (noun) (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity Synonyms: factor, gene

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