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transmutationist

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trans⋅mu⋅ta⋅tion

  [trans-myoo-tey-shuhn, tranz-]
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–noun
1. the act or process of transmuting.
2. the fact or state of being transmuted.
3. change into another nature, substance, form, or condition.
4. Biology. the transformation of one species into another. Compare transformism.
5. Physics. any process in which a nuclide is transformed into a different nuclide, usually one of a different element.
6. Alchemy. the supposed conversion of base metals into metals of greater value, esp. into gold or silver.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME transmutacio(u)n (< OF transmutation) < L trānsmūtātiōn- (s. of trānsmūtātiō) a changing, shifting, equiv. to trānsmūtāt(us) (ptp. of trānsmūtāre to change) + -iōn- -ion. See transmute, -ation

Related forms:
trans⋅mu⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, trans⋅mut⋅a⋅tive  [trans-myoo-tuh-tiv, tranz-] , adjective
trans⋅mu⋅ta⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·mu·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "tranz-myü-'tA-sh&n, "trans-
Function: noun
1 : a doctrine in property law which allows the conversion of a separate property interest into marital or community property by agreement between spouses or by contribution of marital or community assets to the separate property (as for maintenance or improvements); also : a doctrine in property law which allows the conversion of a marital or community property interest into separate property
2 : an act or instance of converting a property interest in accordance with the doctrine of transmutation transmutation by deed>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·mu·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "tran(t)s-myu-'tA-sh&n, "tranz-
Function: noun
: an act or instance of changing: as a : the evolutionary change of one species into another b : the conversion of one element or nuclide into another either naturally or artificially
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

transmutation trans·mu·ta·tion (trāns'my&oomacr;-tā'shən, trānz'-)
n.

  1. A change; transformation.

  2. In physics, the transformation of one element into another by one or a series of nuclear reactions.

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Science Dictionary
transmutation   (trāns'my-tā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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