transmutation

transmutation /trans·mu·ta·tion/ (trans?mu-ta´shun)

1. evolutionary change of one species into another.

2. the change of one chemical element into another.

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trans·mu·ta·tion (trnsmy-tshn, trnz-)

n.

1. A change; transformation.

2. In physics, the transformation of one element into another by one or a series of nuclear reactions.

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transmutation (tranzˈ·myu·tāˑ·shn),

n 1., a mutation that results in a significant change in a species during evolution.
2., the process of converting a chemical element into another, by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment.

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transmutation

1. evolutionary change of one species into another.

2. the change of one chemical element into another.