transelementation

trans·el·e·ment·ate

[trans-el-uh-muhn-teyt, tranz-]
verb (used with object), trans·el·e·ment·at·ed, trans·el·e·ment·at·ing.

Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin trānselementātus, past participle of trānselementāre. See transelement, -ate1

trans·el·e·men·ta·tion, noun
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