[Chat Log] March 15, 2019

[Jacqueline Hyde]

Not transgender.

 

[Deric Storm]

you and I flyboy are cis, it's short for cisgendered

 

[Chase]

Useful reference, thanks.

 

[Eugene]

OK, what's the entomology?

 

[Jacqueline Hyde]

@Chase *beams*

 

[Jacqueline Hyde]

@Eugene etymology of cis? it's the opposite of "trans" in latin.

 

[Jacqueline Hyde]

"trans-" means "across." "cis-" means "on the same side."

 

[Jacqueline Hyde]

mostly used in chemistry, where there are cispolymers and transpolymers (don't ask me what they are though, i took as little chem as possible).

 

[Victorique]

Polymers that stay the same and those that'll stick

 

[Eugene]

Interesting. First time I encountered the prefix was in orbital mechanics, a cislunar orbit for example.))

 

[Victorique]

Plastic vs stickytack or glue

 

[Victorique]

I assume?