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What is the noun for transmutations?

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transmutation
  1. (obsolete) Change, alteration.
  2. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
  3. (alchemy) Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
  4. (physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “A longtime goal of the alchemists was the transmutation of base metals into precious metals.”
      “The alchemist experiences death, life, rebirth, witnesses the magical properties of transmutation in the bain-marie as well as her own bodymind.”
      “In effect, they claimed, transmutation undermined the very evidence the transmutationists were using to support their case.”
transmutationist
  1. One who believes in the transmutation of metals.
  2. One who believes in the transmutation of species.
transmutationism
  1. (evolutionary theory) A belief in the transmutation of species.
transmutability
  1. The ability to be transmuted.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Creation Science rejects almost all of modern science including the idea of old earth, the Big Bang, and transmutability of species.”
      “Octopus skin's transmutability comes from tiny muscle units, called papillae, that rapidly swell to form lumps and spurs.”
      “As such, even the his claim to have renounced the power of alchemy is still locked into its rhetorical presumption of the transmutability of self and world.”
transmuter
  1. One who, or that which, transmutes.
  2. Examples:
    1. “We had a transmuter change me from a housecat to a panther, and telekinesis became easier, because my mass was greater.”
transmutationists
  1. plural of transmutationist
transmutations
  1. plural of transmutation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “For instance, Charles II of England attempted transmutations and even Sir Isaac Newton spent considerable time decoding alchemical books.”
      “One of the most private of writers, she has also incorporated part of her past in her stories, over and over again in different transmutations.”
      “Ethnicity and location have undergone interesting transmutations in contemporary times.”
transmuters
  1. plural of transmuter
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