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1. (n.) transmutation
the act or process of transmuting.
2. transmutation
the fact or state of being transmuted.
3. transmutation
the transformation of one species into another.
4. transmutation
any process in which a nuclide is transformed into a different nuclide, usu. one of a different element.
5. transmutation
(in alchemy) the conversion of base metals into metals of greater value, esp. into gold or silver.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME transmutacio(u)n (< OF transmutation) < L trānsmūtātiō a changing, shifting, der. of trānsmūtā(re) (see transmute))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) transmutation, transubstantiation
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
2. (noun) transformation, transmutation, shift
a qualitative change
3. (noun) transmutation
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
"the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) transmutation
the act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals
2. (noun) transmutation
the change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form, as of a triangle into a square
3. (noun) transmutation
the change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism
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