transmutation

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"We are confident that our measurements accurately reflect the real rate of transmutation of unstable selenium into a more stable form," said Imai.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2024

Some even predicted that controlled transmutation might produce gold as an accidental by-product, which could make people rich while solving all our energy woes.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

The sculpture relates to “yearning for freedom and transmutation in constricting situations,” Monteiro says.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

It’s when those words are set to music and dramatized by a singer of skill and sympathy that the magical transmutation occurs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2022

The queen dubbed it “the Chrysopoesium”—from chrysopoeia, the transmutation of base metal into gold—and she wore her necklace of his hair when she came to present it to him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor