transmutation

English Thesaurus

1. an act that changes the form or character or substance of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	conversion,
definition	:	the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another (noun.act)

2. a qualitative change (noun.event)

hypernym	:	alteration, change, modification,
definition	:	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event)

hyponym	:	advance, betterment, improvement,
definition	:	a change for the better; progress in development (noun.event)

hyponym	:	population shift,
definition	:	a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population (noun.event)

hyponym	:	pyrolysis,
definition	:	transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat (noun.event)

hyponym	:	sea change,
definition	:	a profound transformation (noun.event)

hyponym	:	sublimation,
definition	:	(chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid (noun.event)

hyponym	:	tin disease, tin pest, tin plague,
definition	:	the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures (noun.event)

hyponym	:	changeover, conversion, transition,
definition	:	an event that results in a transformation (noun.event)

hyponym	:	degeneration, retrogression,
definition	:	passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form (noun.event)

hyponym	:	strengthening,
definition	:	becoming stronger (noun.event)

hyponym	:	weakening,
definition	:	becoming weaker (noun.event)

3. (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	alteration, change, modification,
definition	:	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event)

domain category	:	natural philosophy, physics,
definition	:	the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)

4. an act that changes the form or character or substance of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	transform, transmute, transubstantiate,
definition	:	change or alter in form, appearance, or nature (verb.change)

5. a qualitative change (noun.event)

derivation	:	shift,
definition	:	move from one setting or context to another (verb.change)

derivation	:	shift,
definition	:	change in quality (verb.change)

6. (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) (noun.event)

derivation	:	transmute,
definition	:	alter the nature of (elements) (verb.change)

7. an act that changes the form or character or substance of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	transform, transmute, transubstantiate,
definition	:	change or alter in form, appearance, or nature (verb.change)

8. a qualitative change (noun.event)

derivation	:	shift,
definition	:	move from one setting or context to another (verb.change)

derivation	:	shift,
definition	:	change in quality (verb.change)

9. (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) (noun.event)

derivation	:	transmute,
definition	:	alter the nature of (elements) (verb.change)