User Contributed Dictionary
Verb
transmuting- present participle of transmute
Extensive Definition
Transmutation may refer to:
In pre-scientific experimentation:
- Alchemy, the quest to discover a way to turn inexpensive metals such as lead into gold.
In physics:
- Nuclear transmutation, the conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another through nuclear reaction.
- Dimensional transmutation, a physical mechanism that transforms a pure number into a parameter with a dimension.
In biology:
- Transmutation of species, the alteration of one species into another.
- Biological transmutation, a form of nuclear transmutation said by some scientists to occur within living organisms
In religion
- Transmutation is sometimes used as a synonym for transubstantiation of the Eucharist
In film and television:
- Transmutate, a character from the Transformers series Beast Wars.
- "Human
Transmutation", the 46th episode of the anime series Fullmetal
Alchemist.
- Transmutation circle, a circle used to perform alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist.
In music:
- Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), an album by the supergroup Praxis.
Other:
- Sexual transmutation, an attempt to transform sexual energy into creativity and thereby magically facilitate spiritual awakening
transmuting in German: Transmutation
transmuting in Modern Greek (1453-):
Μεταστοιχείωση
transmuting in Spanish: Transmutación
transmuting in French: Transmutation
transmuting in Indonesian: Transmutasi
transmuting in Hungarian: Transzmutáció
transmuting in Dutch: Transmutatie
transmuting in Norwegian: Transmutasjon
transmuting in Polish: Transmutacja
transmuting in Portuguese: Transmutação
transmuting in Russian: Трансмутация
transmuting in Tagalog: Transmutasyon
transmuting in Swedish: Transmutation
transmuting in Ukrainian:
Трансмутація