transuranic

American  

[tranz-yoo-ran-ik] / ˌtrænz yʊˈræn ɪk /

adjective

1. Chemistry, Physics.

   1. (of a chemical element) having an atomic number greater than that of uranium.

   2. relating to or characteristic of a transuranic element.

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transuranic British  

/ ˌtrænzjʊˈrænɪk, trænzjʊˈreɪnɪəm, ˌtrænzjʊˈreɪnɪən /

adjective

1. (of an element) having an atomic number greater than that of uranium

2. of, relating to, or having the behaviour of transuranic elements

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transuranic Scientific  

/ trăns′y-răn′ĭk,-rā′nĭk /

1. Having an atomic number greater than 92.

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Other Word Forms

• transuranics noun

Etymology

Origin of transuranic

C20: from _trans- + uranic , from _uranium

Example Sentences

It has been licensed previously to take what is known as transuranic waste, or waste generated by the nation’s nuclear weapons program that is contaminated with radioactive elements heavier than uranium.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

“AMWTP has already proven it can be a national asset by receiving and processing transuranic waste from 13 different DOE site offices across the country,” the letter said.

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