TRANSMUTATION


Meaning of TRANSMUTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtran(t)s-myu̇-ˈtā-shən, ˌtranz- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English transmutacioun, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French transmutacion, from Latin transmutation-, transmutatio, from transmutare

Date: 14th century

: 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 tran(t)s-ˈmyü-tə-tiv, tranz- adjective

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