transmutation
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I think it’s a celebration of the transmutation of hubris to humility.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
"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
To him the sun was less a stable object than a river, in its perpetual transmutation, and he said he never saw the same eclipse twice.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022
Boyle and Newton believed in the transmutation of base metals into gold; but they were excellent judges when dealing with other empirical questions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing transmutation
Nuclear Processes
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Physics - High School
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