Transmutation
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Transmutation may refer to:
In Alchemy:
- Transmutation - some alchemists sought a way to turn inexpensive metals such as lead into gold.
- Human transmutation, a form of alchemy strictly forbidden by the law in the manga and anime Full Metal Alchemist; also the name of an episode of the first series.
In radiochemistry and nuclear physics:
- Nuclear transmutation, the conversion of one chemical element or isotope into another through nuclear reaction.
In physics:
- Dimensional transmutation, a physical mechanism that transforms a pure number into a parameter with a dimension.
In biology:
- Transmutation of species, the alteration of one species into another.
- Biological transmutation, a form of nuclear transmutation said by some scientists to occur within living organisms
In religion
- Transmutation is sometimes used as a synonym for transubstantiation of the Eucharist
In film and television:
- Transmutate, a character from the Transformers series Beast Wars.
- "Human Transmutation", the 46th episode of the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist.
- Transmutation circle, a circle used to perform alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist.
In music:
- Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis), an album by the supergroup Praxis.
- Transmutation, an album by the Brazilian death metal band Ophiolatry.
In law:
- Transmutation is a theory that holds a person can modify the status or ownership of assets they own from separate property to marital property. Fehring v. Fehring, 58 A.D.3d 1061 (3rd Dept. 2009)
Other:
- Sexual transmutation, an attempt to transform sexual energy into creativity and thereby facilitate spiritual awakening
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