transmutation
noun [ C or U ] chemistry formal or specialized uk/ˌtrænz.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌtræns.mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
衍变，蜕变
the act or process of changing something completely, especially into something different
Nuclear transmutation is the conversion of one chemical element into another. 原子核蜕变是指一种化学元素变为另一种化学元素。
These particles are likely to have undergone several transmutations in their short lives. 在它们短暂的生命周期中这些粒子可能发生几次蜕变。
See: transmute
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- No attempt will be made here to discuss Boyle's interest in the transmutation of metals.
- He was a student at Edinburgh, where he met a chemist famous for his transmutation experiments.
- The fat apples that appear from these flowers seemed to me to have an element of transmutation about them.