transmutation
/ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form变形, 变化：
the transmutation of the political economy of the post-war years was complete
战后政治经济转变是全面的
count noun grotesque transmutations.奇异的变形。
1.1
- Physics the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes【物理】嬗变, 蜕变。
1.2
- Biology, chiefly historical the conversion or transformation of one species into another【生】〈主史〉衍变, 演化。
1.3
- the supposed alchemical process of changing base metals into gold（中世纪炼金术士期求的）贱金属变金。
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