ALL meanings of transuranic
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T t - noun transuranic any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element. 1
- adjective transuranic (of an element) having an atomic number greater than that of uranium 0
- adjective transuranic of, relating to, or having the behaviour of transuranic elements 0
- adjective transuranic designating or of the elements having atomic numbers higher than that of uranium and usually produced by nuclear bombardment, as plutonium 0