transplutonium

transplutonium

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-t
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 plutonium
English transplutonium

    From trans- + plutonium.

    Adjective

    transplutonium (comparative more transplutonium, superlative most transplutonium)

    1. (physics, chemistry) Describing elements having an atomic number greater than that of plutonium (94).
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