transmutation vs alteration

transmutation and alteration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transmutation	Yes	No	No	No
alteration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of transmutation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than transmutation:

transmutation: a qualitative change
alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of transmutation include change, modification.

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of transmutation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than transmutation:

transmutation: (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)
alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of transmutation include change, modification.

transmutation (noun)	alteration (noun)
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
a qualitative change	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another