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Transmutability

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trans·mute  (trns-myt, trnz-)
v. trans·mut·ed, trans·mut·ing, trans·mutes
v.tr.
To change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform: Alchemists tried to transmute lead into gold. See Synonyms at convert.
v.intr.
To undergo transmutation.
[Middle English transmuten, from Latin trnsmtre : trns-, trans- + mtre, to change; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]
trans·muta·bili·ty n.
trans·muta·ble adj.
trans·muta·bly adv.
trans·muter n.
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Noun1.transmutability - the quality of being commutable
commutability
changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather"
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