text_original: The alchemists of the middle ages thought that yeast had a certain power of transmuta  tion and that fermentation, if applied to metals, would enable them to transmute a base metal, such as iron, into a precious metal, such as gold.
text_transcription: THE ALCHEMISTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES THOUGHT THAT YEAST HAD A CERTAIN POWER OF TRANSMUTATION AND THAT FERMENTATION IF APPLIED TO METALS WOULD ENABLE THEM TO TRANSMUTE A BASE METAL SUCH AS IRON INTO A PRECIOUS METAL SUCH AS GOLD
phonemes: ðɪ ˈælkɪmˌɪsts ʌvðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz θˈɔːt ðæt jˈiːst hæd ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ pˈaʊɚɹ ʌv tɹænsmjˈuːɾə tɪˈɑːn ænd ðæt fɜːməntˈeɪʃən, ɪf ɐplˈaɪd tə mˈɛɾəlz, wʊd ɛnˈeɪbəl ðˌɛm tə tɹænsmjˈuːt ɐ bˈeɪs mˈɛɾəl, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈaɪɚn, ˌɪntʊ ɐ pɹˈɛʃəs mˈɛɾəl, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɡˈoʊld.