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transuranic

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Synonyms: TRU

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any element lying beyond uranium in the periodic table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

having an atomic number greater than 92

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. 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.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: transurànic — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超鈾(元素) /超铀(元素) — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Hungarian: transzurán — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Italian: transuranico — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Japanese: 超ウラン (chōuran) — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Kazakh: трансурандық (transurandyq) — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Norwegian Bokmål: transuranisk — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Portuguese: transurânico — element with atomic number greater than 92
  • Swedish: transuranisk — element with atomic number greater than 92