MUTAGEN


Meaning of MUTAGEN in English

ˈmyüd.əjə̇n, -ˌjen noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary muta tion + -gen

: an agent (as mustard gas, various radiations, or possibly some viruses) that tends to increase the occurrence or extent of mutation

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.