transmutation

英 [ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌtrænzmjuːˈteɪʃn]

网络嬗变; 转化; 跨类翻译; 变形; 演变

BNC.25851 / COCA.29823

英英释义

noun

an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Synonym:transubstantiation
a qualitative change
Synonym:transformationshift
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
1. the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible