transuranium element en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any element having an atomic number greater than that of uranium.
The main theme of TRL [Transuranium Research Laboratory] research with transuranium elements has been the exploration of a region of the periodic table that is relatively new and inaccessible to most scientists. […] Our research with the heavy elements has extended our knowledge considerably and tested our ideas concerning how the periodic table is constructed.
1983 spring, Richard Hahn, “Life at the End of the Periodic Table”, in Carolyn Krause, editor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Review, volume 16, number 2, Oak Ridge, Tenn.: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transuranium elements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
kk трансуранды элемент (synthetic element) · cmn 超鈾元素 /超铀元素 (synthetic element) · kk трансуран элементі (synthetic element) · fi transuraani (synthetic element)