Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)
WordNet
noun
(1) An act that changes the form or character or substance of something
(2) A qualitative change
(3) (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
"The transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- the act of transmuting or the state of being transmuted
- the supposed transformation of base metals into gold by the alchemists
- the transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction