Associations to the word «Transmutation»

Wiktionary

TRANSMUTATION, noun. (obsolete) Change, alteration.
TRANSMUTATION, noun. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
TRANSMUTATION, noun. (alchemy) Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
TRANSMUTATION, noun. (physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.

Dictionary definition

TRANSMUTATION, noun. An act that changes the form or character or substance of something.
TRANSMUTATION, noun. A qualitative change.
TRANSMUTATION, noun. (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".

Wise words

Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.
Arabian Proverb