The trans effect is the labilization of ligands which are trans to certain other ligands.

We shall wait, said Van Helsing, just long enough to fix the best spot for trephining, so that we may most quickly and perfectly remove the blood clot, for it is evident that the haemorrhage is increasing.

Teen-age hoods steal cars in cities, take them into the pines, strip them, ignite them, and leave the scene.

Kayla's look tended to change with the seasons; at the moment it was less Goth than paramilitary, with laced jump boots.