transmutation
trans.mu.ta.tion \.tran(t)s-myu.-'ta--sh*n, .tranz-\ \tran(t)s-'myu:t-*t-iv, tranz-\ n : an act or instance of transmuting or being transmuted : as : the conversion of base metals into gold or silver : the conversion of one element or nuclide into another either naturally or artificially - trans.mut.ative aj