TRANSMUTATIONS

Noun

transmutations

plural of transmutation

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSMUTATION

Trans`mu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [F. transmutation, L. transmutatio. See Transmute.]

1. The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

2. (Geom.)

Definition: 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. [R.]

3. (Biol.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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