MUTAGEN


Meaning of MUTAGEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmyü-tə-jən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary muta tion + -gen

Date: 1933

: an agent (as a chemical or various radiations) that tends to increase the frequency or extent of mutation

• mu·ta·gen·ic ˌmyü-tə-ˈje-nik adjective

• mu·ta·gen·i·cal·ly -ni-k(ə-)lē adverb

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