- Transmutationist
- Transmutationist Trans`mu*ta"tion*ist, n. One who believes in the transmutation of metals or of species. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Transmutationist
Look at other dictionaries:
transmutationist — trans·mu·ta·tion·ist … English syllables
transmutationist — sh(ə)nə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: transmutation + ist : one who believes in or advocates a theory of transmutation especially of species … Useful english dictionary
Development of Darwin's theory — Following the inception of Charles Darwin s theory of natural selection in 1838, the development of Darwin s theory to explain the mystery of mysteries of how new species originated was his prime hobby in the background to his main occupation of… … Wikipedia
Robert Edmond Grant — im Alter von etwa 59 Jahren. Robert Edmond Grant (* 11. November 1793 in Edinburgh; † 23. August 1874 in London) war ein schottischer Zoologe und vergleichender Anatom. Nach seinem Abschluss als Doktor der Medizin unternahm Grant eine ausgedehnte … Deutsch Wikipedia
transmutation — transmutational, transmutative /trans myooh teuh tiv, tranz /, adj. transmutationist, n. /trans myooh tay sheuhn, tranz /, n. 1. the act or process of transmuting. 2. the fact or state of being transmuted. 3. change into another nature, substance … Universalium
Darwin, Charles — ▪ British naturalist Introduction in full Charles Robert Darwin born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of … Universalium
pseudoextinction — (SOO.doh.eks.ting.shun) n. The evolution of a species into a different species. Also: pseudo extinction. Example Citation: The technoprophets have made a persuasive case ... That we will soon be able to leave humanness behind. ... We would vnish… … New words
transmutation — [tranzmju: teɪʃ(ə)n, trα:nz , ns ] noun the action of transmuting or the state of being transmuted. ↘the changing of one chemical element into another, either by a nuclear process or as a supposed operation in alchemy. Derivatives transmutational … English new terms dictionary
transmutation — n. 1 the act or an instance of transmuting or changing into another form etc. 2 Alchemy hist. the supposed process of changing base metals into gold. 3 Physics the changing of one element into another by nuclear bombardment etc. 4 Geom. the… … Useful english dictionary
