| 单词 | transmutation |
| 释义 | transmutation[ trans-myoo-tey-shuhn, tranz- ] / ˌtræns myuˈteɪ ʃən, ˌtrænz- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR transmutation ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe act or process of transmuting. the fact or state of being transmuted. change into another nature, substance, form, or condition. Biology. the transformation of one species into another.Compare transformism. Physics. any process in which a nuclide is transformed into a different nuclide, usually one of a different element. Alchemy. the supposed conversion of base metals into metals of greater value, especially into gold or silver. Origin of transmutation1350–1400; Middle English transmutacio(u)n (<Old French transmutation) <Latin trānsmūtātiōn- (stem of trānsmūtātiō) a changing, shifting, equivalent to trānsmūtāt(us) (past participle of trānsmūtāre to change) + -iōn--ion. See transmute, -ation OTHER WORDS FROM transmutationtrans·mu·ta·tion·al, trans·mut·a·tive [trans-myoo-tuh-tiv, tranz-], /trænsˈmyu tə tɪv, trænz-/, adjectivetrans·mu·ta·tion·ist, nounWords nearby transmutationtransmittivity, transmogrify, transmontane, transmundane, transmural, transmutation, transmute, transnational, trans-Neptunian object, Transnet, Trans-New Guinea phylum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for transmutationtransmutation / (ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃən) / nounthe act or an instance of transmuting the change of one chemical element into another by a nuclear reaction the attempted conversion, by alchemists, of base metals into gold or silver Derived forms of transmutationtransmutational or transmutative, adjectivetransmutationist, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for transmutationtransmutation [ trăns′myōō-tā′shən, trănz′- ] n.A change; transformation. In physics, the transformation of one element into another by one or a series of nuclear reactions. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for transmutationtransmutation [ trăns′myōō-tā′shən ] The changing of one chemical element into another. Transmutations occur naturally through radioactive decay, or artificially by bombarding the nucleus of a substance with subatomic particles. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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