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transuranic

adjective

  1. having more protons than uranium (atom or element)
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English uranic English transuranic From trans- + uranic.

  1. Of an element: lying beyond uranium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 92.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English uranic English transuranic From trans- + uranic.

  1. Any element lying beyond uranium in the periodic table.