transuranic
IPA: trænsɝˈænɪk
noun
- Any element lying beyond uranium in the periodic table.
adjective
- (chemistry) Lying beyond uranium in the periodic table; having an atomic number greater than 92.
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Examples of "transuranic" in Sentences
- Fermium is the eighth transuranic element.
- It is the seventh transuranic element, and an actinide.
- It is the seventh transuranic element, and an actinoid.
- It was the sixth transuranic element to be synthesized.
- IPP is not for high level waste, only transuranic waste.
- Spent nuclear fuel and transuranic waste are considered HL .
- Berkelium was the fifth transuranic element to be synthesized.
- The naming of transuranic elements is a source of controversy.
- He independently discovered the transuranic element neptunium.
- Most of the activity in the waste is fission products and transuranics.