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An unsaturated fat with carbon-carbon double bonds in the trans configuration, especially one prepared by partial hydrogenation, associated with an elevated risk of coronary heart disease

trans fats

plural form of trans fat

An unsaturated fatty acid in which one or more of the double bonds has the trans orientation instead of the usual cis orientation

describing a compound in which two atoms or groups are situated on opposite sides of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound

across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of

trans-Neptunian

Lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune (especially with regard to planetary bodies)

trans-Neptunian

Located beyond the rim of the solar system

Planet X is a legendary trans-Neptunian world.

trans-Neptunian object

Any object (such as an asteroid, a planet, a KBO, or a star) in the Solar System with all or most of its orbit outside the orbit of Neptune

trans-acting

Describing transcription factors that regulate the expression of genes on a different chromosome

trans-equatorial

On the other side of, or crossing the equator

Birth of Hurricane Agnes—Triggered by the Transequatorial Movement of a Mesoscale System Into a Favorable Large-Scale Environment -Monthly Weather Review: Vol. 101, No. 2, pp. 177–179.

A trans fatty acid

Trans fatty acids considered as a group

Trans Jordan

{i} former name of Jordan (country in the Middle East)

Trans World Airlines

one of the largest airline companies in the United States, TWA

Trans-Alaska Pipeline

or Alaska Pipeline Oil pipeline running 800 mi (1,300 km) north-south across Alaska, U.S. Completed in 1977, it transports crude oil from the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean to an ice-free port at Valdez. To avoid thawing the adjacent permafrost, about half of the line is elevated

Trans-Am Championship

a number of sports car races held in the US and Canada

Trans-Canada Highway

World's longest national road, extending east-west for 4,860 mi (7,821 km) between Victoria, British Columbia, and St. John's, Newfoundland. Completed in 1965, it links many major Canadian cities and provides access to important national and provincial parks

Trans-Jordanian

of or relating to Trans-Jordan (former name of Jordan)

Trans-Siberian Railroad

Longest single rail system in Russia, running from Moscow to Vladivostok, a distance of 5,778 mi (9,198 km). Conceived by Tsar Alexander III, its construction began in 1891 and proceeded simultaneously along its entire length, which traversed a section of Manchuria. It was completed in 1904, but the impending Japanese takeover of Manchuria compelled construction of a parallel section within Russian territory, completed in 1916. The railroad opened large areas of Siberia to settlement and industrialization by means of spur lines linking outlying areas with the main line. The complete trip takes about eight days

Trans-Siberian Railroad

railroad that crosses Siberia and connects Moscow to Vladivostok

Trans-Siberian Railway

a railway that connects the Russian cities of St Petersburg and Vladivostok, the longest railway line in the world

{i} fat that contains a considerable amount of trans fatty acids; trans fatty acids as a group

An unsaturated fatty acid produced by the partial hydrogenation of vegetable oils and present in hardened vegetable oils, most margarines, commercial baked foods, and many fried foods. An excess of these fats in the diet is thought to raise the cholesterol level in the bloodstream

{i} unhealthy unsaturated fatty acid formed through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils, fatty acid produced by hydrogenation of an unsaturated fatty acid (found in margarine, fried foods etc. and raise cholesterol levels)

a fatty acid that has been been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils

trans person

trans people someone who feels that they do not belong to only the male or only the female sex, and who expresses this in their sexual behaviour, sometimes having medical treatment to change their bodies transsexual

trans- is used to form words which indicate that someone or something moves from one group, thing, state, or place to another. trans-racial adoption