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transmutation

trans·mu·ta·tion

UK/tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

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3.

(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”

Origin

Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).

Phrases

  • nuclear fission
  • nuclear fusion

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