stagnation vs transmutation

stagnation

noun
  • Inactivity. 

  • The state of being stagnant, without circulation. 

transmutation

noun
  • The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation. 

  • Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold. 

  • The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction. 

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