transmutation
(noun)
noun
1. an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Similar word(s): transubstantiation
Definition categories: act, conversion
2. a qualitative change
Similar word(s): shift, transformation
Definition categories: event, alteration, change, modification
3. (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
- the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible
Definition categories: event, alteration, change, modification