transmutational
Causing fundamental change
Transmutational describes something relating to or involving transmutation—the process of changing from one form, nature, or substance into another.
The word appears in discussions of alchemy's dream of turning base metals into gold, in nuclear physics where elements convert through radioactive decay, and in broader contexts of fundamental transformation: transmutational processes in the reactor core, the transmutational power of art.
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- goldElement seventy-nine
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
- elixirMythical healing draught
hermetic · magnum opus · quintessence · sulfur · mercury · calcination · dissolution · conjunction
Thorough change in form
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
evolution · ascension · awakening · kundalini · chakra · consciousness · mystical · esoteric
Relating to heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
cellular · epigenetic · transformation · morphogenesis · developmental · phenotypic · genotypic · hereditary
philosopher's stone
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- goldElement seventy-nine
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
elixir · hermetic · magnum opus · quintessence · sulfur · mercury · calcination · dissolution · conjunction · fermentation
transformation
Thorough change in form
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
rebirth · evolution · ascension · awakening · kundalini · chakra · consciousness · mystical · esoteric · initiation
genetic
Relating to heredity
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
metamorphic · cellular · epigenetic · transformation · morphogenesis · developmental · phenotypic · genotypic · hereditary · chromosomal
nuclear
Of atomic energy
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
element · particle · fission · fusion · neutron · proton · bombardment · reactor · uranium · plutonium
transmutationalimmutable
Incapable of being changed
unchanging · preservational · unalterable · fixed · permanent
transmutationalstatic
Without motion or change
stationary · inert · dormant · stagnant · non-reactive
transmutationalsuperficial
Lacking depth or substance
cosmetic · surface-level · ornamental · decorative · non-essential