Defenition of the word transmutation

• Defenition of the word transmutation

  • The transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
  • a qualitative change
  • an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  • (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"
  • (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)

Synonyms for the word transmutation

• • shift
  • transformation
  • transubstantiation

Hyponyms for the word transmutation

• • advance
  • betterment
  • changeover
  • conversion
  • degeneration
  • improvement
  • population shift
  • pyrolysis
  • retrogression
  • sea change
  • strengthening
  • sublimation
  • tin disease
  • tin pest
  • tin plague
  • transition
  • weakening

Hypernyms for the word transmutation

• • alteration
  • change
  • conversion
  • modification

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