The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein; sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene.

plural of cistron

A member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of the Cistercian Order and its members.

plural of Cistercian

plural of cistrome

(organic chemistry) Describing a tactic polymer in which the double bonds of the repeat units have the cis conformation

The state or degree of being cistactic.

plural of cisterna

(anatomy) Relating to cisterns or cisternae