untransmutable
- adjective
- /ˌʌntrænzˈmjuːtəbl/
- Specialized
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intransmutable
- Some elements are considered untransmutable and cannot be changed into other elements by chemical means.
Examples
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He regarded traditions as untransmutable, refusing to accept any form of innovation.
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The essence of love is untransmutable.
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According to the laws of physics, matter is neither truly created nor destroyed, but nothing is entirely untransmutable.
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Some things are untransmutable.
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Some elements are considered untransmutable and cannot be changed into other elements by chemical means.
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He regarded traditions as untransmutable, refusing to accept any form of innovation.
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According to the laws of physics, matter is neither truly created nor destroyed, but nothing is entirely untransmutable.
Synonyms
46
6.0
Not able to be changed back to how it was
14
7.3
No one can change it after it is made
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8.1
Impossible to change or undo
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4.0
You cannot make it different
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6.4
Impossible to change
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7.4
Not able to be changed later
You cannot change it into another form
You cannot change or exchange it for something else
Not able to be changed or replaced
No one can change it
Too hard to shape or bend
Impossible to move or change
Antonyms
How Changeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
untransmutable = transmutable (transparent) = un + transmute + able
The word is a straightforward negation of 'transmutable' with 'un-'.
Etymology
The word untransmutable breaks into un- 'not', trans- 'across', and mutable from mutate 'change'. So it means something that cannot be changed into a different form.