transmuter

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English

Etymology

From transmute +‎ -er.

Noun

transmuter (plural transmuters)

  1. One who, or that which, transmutes.
    • 2002, Lawrence Principe, Lloyd DeWitt, Transmutations, page 8:
      Hopeful transmuters of metals thus became associated with counterfeiters and forgers. Accordingly, during his tour of the Inferno, Dante meets two alchemists deep in the eighth circle of Hell []

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānsmūtāre (infinitive trānsmūtāre). Doublet of transmuer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃s.my.te/
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Verb

transmuter

  1. (transitive) to transmute
    Synonym: transmuer

Conjugation

Further reading

Latin

Verb

trānsmūter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of trānsmūtō