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Noun
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transmutation
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transubstantiation
(an act that changes the form or character or substance of something)
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transformation
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transmutation
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shift
(a qualitative change)
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transmutation
((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"