transelement

transitive verb

trans·​el·​e·​ment

tran(t)ˈseləmənt,

-nˈze-

variants or less commonly transelementate

-mən‧ˌtāt

-ed/-ing/-s

: to change or transpose the elements of : transform

transelementation

⸗ˌ⸗⸗⸗ˈtāshən

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

transelement from Medieval Latin transelementare, from Latin trans- + elementum element; transelementate from Medieval Latin transelementatus, past participle of transelementare

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