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transmutation

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Definition of transmutation

as in transformation

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Recent Examples of transmutation This transformation could signify a hallucinatory experience rather than a physical transmutation, indicating a tradition of pharmacological knowledge. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 If that writer is hailed as a once-in-a-generation voice, the reputation will undergo transmutations. — Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 This allowed the scientists to witness the dynamical ‘transmutation’ of exotic particles, which had been theoretically predicted for these exotic quantum states. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 Many groups are approaching the problem by trying to find a cost-effective way to shorten the lifespan of radioactive waste to tens or hundreds of years, through transmutation. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for transmutation

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The ship’s transformation into an artificial reef will give it a new purpose after decades of uncertainty over its future.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Growth potential Singapore’s efforts come as gold flows have already undergone a significant transformation over the past decade.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of transformation

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The study also found that specialized cells in the larva, called oenocytes, produce these hydrocarbons before metamorphosis.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Wrapped Reichstag, 1995, suggested a building undergoing metamorphosis, marking it as a site where the chain of signification ruptures to give form, as in Psychopedis’s painting, to a secret.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of metamorphosis

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Data published in 2010 by Newcastle scientists showed that in lab experiments, only a tiny amount of the mother’s mutation-bearing mitochondria — less than 2% — showed up in the reconstructed embryos.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
Genetic testing would later confirm a sodium channel mutation, sentencing my son to catastrophic seizures and cognitive disabilities.

— Jen Murphy Parker, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026