transplutonium

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adjective

Describing elements having an atomic number greater than that of plutonium (94).

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivetransplutonium (comparative more transplutonium, superlative most transplutonium)

comparative more transplutonium · superlative most transplutonium

  1. chemistryDescribing elements having an atomic number greater than that of plutonium (94).

Origin

  1. Englishtrans-
  2. Ancient GreekΠλούτων (Ploútōn)
  3. LatinPlūtō
  4. Middle EnglishPluto
  5. EnglishPluto
  6. Englishplutonium
  7. Englishtransplutonium

From trans- + plutonium.

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APA

transplutonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transplutonium

MLA

“transplutonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transplutonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transplutonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transplutonium.

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