transmutation /trans·mu·ta·tion/ (trans″mu-ta´shun)
transmutation
transmutation (tranzˈ·myu·tāˑ·sh
n),
1. evolutionary change of one species into another.
2. the change of one chemical element into another.
trans·mu·ta·tion (tr ns my -t  sh n, trnz-)n. 1. A change; transformation. 2. In physics, the transformation of one element into another by one or a series of nuclear reactions. |
transmutation
[-m(y)o̅o̅tā′shən]
Etymology: L, transmutare, to change
1 a mutation that causes a significant species change during evolution.
2 the conversion of one chemical element into another by radioactive bombardment.
transmutation (tranzˈ·myu·tāˑ·sh
n),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.
2., the process of converting a chemical element into another, by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment.
transmutation
1. evolutionary change of one species into another.
2. the change of one chemical element into another.
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