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Meaning of 'transmutation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transmutation [ n.]
- The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.
- The change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form, as of a triangle into a square.
- The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism.

Meaning of 'transmutation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transmutation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
Example in sentence:
  • the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible

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