transmuting
/trænsˈmjuːtɪŋ/ · trans·mut·ing
verb
- To change or cause to change in form, nature, or substance. The alchemist was transmuting lead into gold in his hidden laboratory.
noun
- The act or process of transmuting; a transformation. The transmuting of waste material into usable energy is a cornerstone of modern sustainability research.
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Did you know? In nuclear physics, transmuting refers to the deliberate conversion of one element into another, a process first demonstrated by Ernest Rutherford in 1919 when he turned nitrogen into oxygen.