1. transmutation - noun
· an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Synonym(s): transubstantiation
Hypernym(s): conversion
2. transmutation - noun
· a qualitative change
Synonym(s): transformation, shift
Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification
3. transmutation - noun
· (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"
Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification
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