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transmutation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Transmutation \Trans`mu*ta"tion\, n. [F. transmutation, L. transmutatio. See {Transmute}.] 1. The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as the transmutation of metals. 2. (Geom.) The change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form as of a triangle into a square. [R.] 3. (Biol.) The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism. --Bacon. {Transmutation of metals} (Alchem.), the conversion of base metals into gold or silver, a process often attempted by the alchemists. See {Alchemy}, and {Philosopher's stone}, under {Philosopher}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: transmutation n 1: an act that changes the form or character or substance of something [syn: {transubstantiation}] 2: a qualitative change [syn: {transformation}, {shift}]
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