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transmutation

[ trans-myoo-tey-shuhn, tranz- ]

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noun

the act or process of transmuting.
the fact or state of being transmuted.
change into another nature, substance, form, or condition.
Biology. the transformation of one species into another. Compare transformism.
Physics. any process in which a nuclide is transformed into a different nuclide, usually one of a different element.
Alchemy. the supposed conversion of base metals into metals of greater value, especially into gold or silver.

transmutation

/ ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃən /

noun

the act or an instance of transmuting
the change of one chemical element into another by a nuclear reaction
the attempted conversion, by alchemists, of base metals into gold or silver

transmutation

/ trăns′myo̅o̅-tā′shən /

The changing of one chemical element into another. Transmutations occur naturally through radioactive decay, or artificially by bombarding the nucleus of a substance with subatomic particles.

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Derived Forms

ˌtransmuˈtational, adjective
ˌtransmuˈtationist, nounadjective

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Other Words From

transmu·tation·al trans·mut·a·tive [trans-, myoo, -t, uh, -tiv, tranz-], adjective
transmu·tation·ist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of transmutation¹

1350–1400; Middle English transmutacio ( u ) n (< Old French transmutation ) < Latin trānsmūtātiōn- (stem of trānsmūtātiō ) a changing, shifting, equivalent to trānsmūtāt ( us ) (past participle of trānsmūtāre to change) + -iōn- -ion. See transmute, -ation

transmundane transmute

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