TRANSURANIC ELEMENT


Meaning of TRANSURANIC ELEMENT in English

/trans"yoo ran"ik, tranz"-, trans'-, tranz'-/ , Chem., Physics.

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.

Also, transuranium element /trans'yoo ray"nee euhm, tranz'-/ .

[ 1930-35; TRANS- + URAN(IUM) + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .