transmutation

transmutation
A change; transformation. SYN: conversion (1). [L. transmuto, pp. -atus, to change, transmute]

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trans·mu·ta·tion .tran(t)s-myu̇-'tā-shən, .tranz- n an act or instance of changing: as
a) the evolutionary change of one species into another
b) the conversion of one element or nuclide into another either naturally or artificially

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trans·mu·ta·tion (trans″mu-taґshən) 1. evolutionary change of one species into another. 2. the change of one chemical element into another; nucleonics, the changing of an atomic nucleus to one of a different atomic number by nuclear bombardment, causing rearrangement of the protons and neutrons.

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  • transmutation — trans·mu·ta·tion /ˌtranz myü tā shən, ˌtrans / n 1: a doctrine in property law which allows the conversion of a separate property interest into marital or community property by agreement between spouses or by contribution of marital or community… …   Law dictionary

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  • Transmutation — (lat.), Umwandlung; in der alchimistischen Kunstsprache die Verwandlung unedler Metalle in edle; Transmutationstheorie, s. Deszendenztheorie …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • transmutation — transformation, metamorphosis, conversion, transmogrification, transfiguration (see under TRANSFORM) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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