PSA: the cis- and trans- prefixes are borrowed from biochemistry and just mean "on the same/opposite side as", mainly used to describe parts of chiral structures like (notably) DNAhttps://twitter.com/danikaroseraven/status/958338598893510656 …
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I do seem to vaguely recall what I presume were authoritative sources in the movement saying yeah biochemistry is where we got the idea to use those but idk
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but my point was less where the terms originated than just that they make sense and they're consistent with other more established uses
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