adjective
- having an atomic number greater than that of uranium (92)
Usage: chemistry; physics
Examples
- Plutonium is a transuranic element with atomic number 94.
- Scientists have created several transuranic elements in laboratories.
- Transuranic waste requires special handling due to its radioactivity.
- The periodic table includes many transuranic elements beyond uranium.
- Neptunium was the first transuranic element to be discovered.
- Most transuranic elements are highly unstable and decay quickly.