transmutation
noun/ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃn/
/ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)- transmutation (of/from something) (to/into something) an act of changing, or of being changed, into something different
- The alchemist's aim was the transmutation of base metals into gold.
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