TRANSMUTATION

[trans.mu.ta.tion] n [ME transmutacioun, fr. MF or L; MF transmutation, fr. L transmutation-, transmutatio, fr. transmutare] (14c): an act or instance of transmuting or being transmuted: as a: the conversion of base metals into gold or silver b: the conversion of one element or nuclide into another either naturally or artificially -- trans.mut.a.tive adj