to transmute (into)

  • 11transmute — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. transform, convert, adapt; see change 1 . See Synonym Study at transform . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. mutate, change, metamorphose, transmogrify. see transform III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To change into a… …

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  • 12transmute — trans|mute [ trænz mjut ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to change into something completely different, or make something change in this way ╾ trans|mu|ta|tion [ ,trænzmju teıʃn ] noun count or uncount …

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  • 13transmute — v. a. Change (from one form or nature into another), transform …

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  • 14transmute — trans•mute [[t]trænsˈmyut, trænz [/t]] v. t. v. i. mut•ed, mut•ing to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into another; transform • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L trānsmūtāre to shift =trāns trans +mūtāre to change… …

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  • 15transmute — /trænzˈmjut / (say tranz myooht) verb (t) (transmuted, transmuting) to change from one nature, substance, or form into another; transform. {Middle English, from Latin transmutāre} –transmutable, adjective –transmutability /ˌtrænzmjutəˈbɪləti/… …

  • 16transmute —   v.t. change into another substance or species.    ♦ transmutation, n.    ♦ transmutative,   a …

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  • 17turn into — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To change] Syn. transform, alter, transmute; see change 1 . 2. [To become changed] Syn. be converted, transform, modify; see change 4 …

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  • 19subatomic particle — or elementary particle Any of various self contained units of matter or energy. Discovery of the electron in 1897 and of the atomic nucleus in 1911 established that the atom is actually a composite of a cloud of electrons surrounding a tiny but… …

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  • 20Nuclear fission — For the generation of electrical power by fission, see Nuclear power. Splitting the atom redirects here. For the EP, see Splitting the Atom. Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusio …

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