transmutation

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]

trans·mu·ta·tion

(trans'myū-tā'shŭn)

A change; transformation.
Synonym(s): conversion (1) .

[L. transmuto, pp. -atus, to change, transmute]