mutagen
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- noun
- /ˈmjuːtəˌdʒɛn/
- Specialized
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mutágeno
- Ethyl methane sulfonate is an alkylating agent and a potent mutagen.
- chemical mutagens
Non mutagen, non mutagen, non mutagenic.
- Non mutagen, non mutagen, non mutagenic.
Examples
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Okay, the mutagen is now entering his bloodstream.
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Someone was illegally carrying a mutagen compound.
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Look, just go get some help and take the mutagen with you.
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Running in their blood is the last of this precious mutagen.
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I need those mutagen samples.
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The mutagen spread slowly; it had taken twenty years to get this far.
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I'll take this canister to New York to withdraw the mutagen.
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April, the mutagen possesses powers beyond our wildest hopes.
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We developed a mutagen capable of stimulating self-repair on a cellular level.
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Scientists are studying a new mutagen that could lead to significant changes in DNA.
Synonyms
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A thing, like a gene or chemical, that makes genes change more often
Antonyms
How Mutagenic
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mutagen comes from the old Latin verb mutare 'to change' and the part -gen 'to make', seen in common words like generate and gene. So a mutagen is something that 'makes change' in genes, which explains why it causes mutations.