1. a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of plutonium; [syn: neptunium, Np, atomic number 93]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 93
n 1: a radioactive transuranic metallic element; found in trace
amounts in uranium ores; a by-product of the production of
plutonium [syn: neptunium, Np, atomic number 93]