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transmutation
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transmutation in WordNet English dictionary
noun
a qualitative change
transformation
transmutation
shift
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
transmutation
transubstantiation
(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"
transmutation
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