transuranic
nounEtymology From trans- + uranic.
1
Any element lying beyond uranium in the periodic table.
- Related terms
- transplutonium, transfermium, superheavy element, synthetic element
transuranic
adjEtymology From trans- + uranic.
1
Of an element: lying beyond uranium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 92.
- Derived terms
- nontransuranic
- Hyponyms
- transfermium, transactinide