trans·mu·ta·tion (tr ns my -t  sh n, trnz-)n. 1. a. The act or an instance of transmuting; transformation. b. The state of being transmuted. 2. Physics Transformation of one element into another by one or a series of nuclear reactions. 3. The supposed conversion of base metals into gold or silver in alchemy. trans mu·tation·al, trans·muta·tive (-myt-t v) adj. |
| transmutation (trnsmy-tshn) 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. |
transmutation
the process or act of change, especially from one thing to another, as the change from base metal to gold, pursued by the alchemists. — transmutationist, n. — transmutative, adj.
See also: Alchemythe process or act of change, especially from one thing to another, as the change from base metal to gold, pursued by the alchemists. — transmutationist, n. — transmutative, adj.
See also: Change
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| Noun | 1. |  transmutation - an act that changes the form or character or substance of somethingconversion - the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another |
| 2. |  transmutation - a qualitative change alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" population shift - a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population pyrolysis - transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat sea change - a profound transformation sublimation - (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid tin disease, tin pest, tin plague - the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures retrogression, degeneration - passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form strengthening - becoming stronger weakening - becoming weaker | |
| 3. | transmutation - (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); "the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
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