| Alchemists never transmuted metals, never found a panacea, and never discovered the fountain of youth. |
| Subsequently, Dippel turned to alchemy and claimed to have discovered a secret formula by which he transmuted silver and mercury into pure gold. |
| The arrow-like pointedness of jealousy is transmuted into efficient action. |
| The sniffles I have been nursing since July have transmuted into pure flu, as lead transmutes into gold. |
| The city was engulfed by shock transmuted into compassion, grief and mourning. |
| Others purported to have transmuted metals or concocted elixirs and sold their recipes to others. |
