CIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does CIS mean? 

• CIS (noun)
  The noun CIS has 1 sense:

1. an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

  Familiarity information: CIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

CIS; Commonwealth of Independent States

Hypernyms ("CIS" is a kind of...):

global organization; international organisation; international organization; world organisation; world organization (an international alliance involving many different countries)

Meronyms (members of "CIS"):

Russia; Russian Federation (a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state)

Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

Moldavia; Moldova; Republic of Moldova (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991)

Ukraine; Ukrayina (a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century)

Armenia; Hayastan; Republic of Armenia (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors)

Azerbaijan; Azerbaijani Republic; Azerbajdzhan; Azerbajdzhan Republic (a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)

Georgia; Sakartvelo (a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Kazak; Kazakh; Kazakhstan; Kazakstan; Republic of Kazakhstan (a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991)

Kirghiz; Kirghizia; Kirghizstan; Kirgiz; Kirgizia; Kirgizstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Kyrgyzstan (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)

Republic of Tajikistan; Tadjik; Tadzhik; Tadzhikistan; Tajik; Tajikistan (a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet)

Turkmen; Turkmenia; Turkmenistan; Turkomen (a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991)

Republic of Uzbekistan; Uzbek; Uzbekistan (a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)

 Context examples 

Typically, it binds to a cis enhancer element and modifies the transcriptional activity of the associated gene.

(Enhancer Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

Eicosenoic acid (n-7) can exist in the cis- or trans- configuration.

(Eicosenoic Acid n-7, NCI Thesaurus)

A polyunsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and 3 double bonds, originating from the 6th, 9th and 12th positions from the methyl end, with all bonds in the cis- configuration.

(Dihomo-gamma-linolenic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A monounsaturated very long-chain fatty acid with a 22-carbon backbone and a single double bond originating from the 9th position from the methyl end, with the double bond in the cis- configuration.

(Erucic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Monounsaturated fatty acid with 22 carbons and the double bond in the cis formation at the 9th carbon from the methyl end.

(Erucic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

The CIS serves as the NCI's primary mechanism to disseminate accurate up-to-date information to the American public at the communit

(Office of Cancer Information, Communication, and Education, NCI Thesaurus)

The second tumour pathway is characterized by high-grade muscle-invasive tumours, which either originate from flat carcinoma in situ (CIS)/severe dysplasia or arise de novo.

(Bladder Cancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Each double bond is also preceded by an indication of the conformation as either cis or trans.

(delta-x Nomenclature, NCI Thesaurus)

Access the CIS by calling 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), or by using the LiveHelp instant-messaging service at https://livehelp.cancer.gov.

(Cancer Information Service, NCI Dictionary)

One double bond is in the cis formation and the other is in the trans formation.

(Conjugated Linoleic Acid, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)