transmutation vs modification

transmutation and modification both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of transmutation include alteration, change.

As nouns, modification is a hypernym of transmutation; that is, modification 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)
modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of transmutation include alteration, change.

transmutation (noun)	modification (noun)
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
a qualitative change	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
(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
	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase