(n.) removal of things from one place to another; substitution of one thing for another.

assimilation avatar basal metabolism catabolism catalysis consubstantiation displacement heterotopia metabolism metagenesis metamorphism metamorphosis metastasis metathesis metempsychosis mutant mutated form mutation permutation reincarnation sport transanimation transfiguration transfigurement transformation transformism translation translocation transmigration transmogrification transmutation transposition transubstantiation