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transmutation
[trans″mu-ta´shun]1. evolutionary change of one species into another.
2. the change of one chemical element into another.
trans·mu·ta·tion
(trans'myū-tā'shŭn),A change; transformation.
Synonym(s): conversion (1)
[L. transmuto, pp. -atus, to change, transmute]
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.
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.
trans·mu·ta·tion
(trans'myū-tā'shŭn)A change; transformation.
Synonym(s): conversion (1) .
Synonym(s): conversion (1) .
[L. transmuto, pp. -atus, to change, transmute]
transmutation (tranzˈ·myu·tāˑ·sh
n),
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.