transmutation (Meaning)
transmutation (n)
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
a qualitative change
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
transmutation (n.)
The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.
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.
The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism.
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an act that changes the form or character or substance of something, a qualitative change, (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nucl
transformation, transmogrification, mutation, metamorphosis, oscillation,fluctuation, change, inconstancy,flux, wavering
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The alchemist sought to perform the transmutation of lead into gold.
Nuclear reactions involve the transmutation of elements, releasing immense energy.
Radioactive isotopes undergo transmutation over time, decaying into different elements.
The transmutation of hydrogen into helium powers the sun and other stars.
