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Cisoid vs Cissoid - What's the difference?

cisoid | cissoid |

As an adjective cisoid

is (organic chemistry) describing a synperiplanar spatial arrangement of two conjugated double bonds about the intervening single bond; s-cis.

As a noun cissoid is

(geometry) any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, p'', on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, ''c''1 and ''c''2, where the distance along the line from ''c''1 to ''p'' remains constant and equal to the distance from ''p'' to ''c 2.

cisoid

English

Adjective

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  • (organic chemistry) Describing a synperiplanar spatial arrangement of two conjugated double bonds about the intervening single bond; s-cis

    • See also

    * transoid English words prefixed with cis-

    cissoid

    English

    (wikipedia cissoid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of a point, P'', on a line from a given fixed point and intersecting two given curves, ''C''1 and ''C''2, where the distance along the line from ''C''1 to ''P'' remains constant and equal to the distance from ''P'' to ''C 2.
  • :The cissoid of a circle and a line is a conchoid

    • Related terms

    * cissoidal