TRANSMUTATION

transmutation. transmutation, a change from one place, to another

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transmutation. Transmutation, n. change into another substance

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Trans′mu‐ta″tion (?), n. [[F. transmutation, L. transmutatio. See Transmute.]] 1. 1. The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.
2. 2. (Geom.) The change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form, as of a triangle into a square.
3. 3. (Biol.) The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism. Bacon.
Transmutation of metals (Alchem.), the conversion of base metals into gold or silver, a process often attempted by the alchemists. See Alchemy, and Philosopher's stone, under Philosopher.