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transmutation
noun
An act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩
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noun
An act that changes the form or character or substance of something
noun
A qualitative change
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”
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The transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible
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