Transmutation
Transmutation , noun
[French transmutation, Latin transmutatio. See Transmute.]
1.
The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.
2.
(Geometry) 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. [Rare]
3.
(Biology) The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism. — Bacon
Collocations (1)
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.