Transmutation vs. Alchemy

Transmutationnoun

(obsolete) Change, alteration.

Transmutationnoun

The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.

Transmutationnoun

(alchemy) Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.

Transmutationnoun

(physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.

Transmutationnoun

The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

Transmutationnoun

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.

Transmutationnoun

The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism.

Transmutationnoun

an act that changes the form or character or substance of something

Transmutationnoun

a qualitative change

Transmutationnoun

(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment);

Transmutationnoun

the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form

Transmutationnoun

the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes.

Transmutationnoun

the conversion or transformation of one species into another.

Transmutationnoun

the supposed alchemical process of changing base metals into gold.

Alchemynoun

(uncountable) The ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry.

Alchemynoun

(countable) The causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation.

Alchemynoun

Any elaborate transformation process or algorithm.

Alchemynoun

An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.

Alchemynoun

A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.

Alchemynoun

Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.

Alchemynoun

a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

Alchemynoun

the way two individuals relate to each other;

Alchemynoun

the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned with the transmutation of matter, in particular with attempts to convert base metals into gold or find a universal elixir

Alchemynoun

a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination

Alchemy

Alchemy (from Arabic: al-kīmiyā; from Ancient Greek: khumeía) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. In its Western form, alchemy is first attested in a number of pseudepigraphical texts written in Greco-Roman Egypt during the first few centuries CE.Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain materials.