transmutation, n.
(transmutations)
freq. cnt. 3
(transmutations)
freq. cnt. 3
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
transmutation transubstantiation
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a qualitative change
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
shift transformation transmutation
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
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transmutation
sample sentences
"the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible"
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