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transmutation n. [
transubstantiation] an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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transmutation n. [
transformation, shift] a qualitative change
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transmutation n. (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"
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