transuranic
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of an element) having an atomic number greater than that of uranium
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of, relating to, or having the behaviour of transuranic elements
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of transuranic
C20: from trans- + uranic , from uranium
Example Sentences
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Currently, the subterranean landfill carved out of an ancient salt formation is licensed to take transuranic waste, or waste generated by the nation’s nuclear weapons program that is contaminated with radioactive elements heavier than uranium.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
The Idaho Settlement Agreement requires the current transuranic waste to leave the state by the end of 2018.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
More than 600 metres below ground near Carlsbad, New Mexico, is the world's only operating deep geological repository currently accepting transuranic nuclear waste: that contaminated by elements heavier than uranium.
From Nature ● Jan. 12, 2016
These mathematical objects are the transuranic elements in the modern study of symmetries: incredibly hard to construct and unlikely to be encountered by chance but essential to the overall structure of the theory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2015
McMillan was closing in on the elusive new transuranic by watching for alpha emissions in 93’s decay products.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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