"mutagen" meaning in English

See mutagen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/ Forms: mutagens [plural]
Etymology: From muta- + -gen. Etymology templates: {{af|en|muta-|-gen}} muta- + -gen Head templates: {{en-noun}} mutagen (plural mutagens)
  1. Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation. Related terms: carcinogen, teratogen Translations (agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation): مُطَفِّر (muṭaffir) [masculine] (Arabic), mutagen (Azerbaijani), мутаген (mutagen) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 突變原 /突变原 (tūbiànyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 誘變劑 /诱变剂 (yòubiànjì) (Chinese Mandarin), mutagen [masculine] (Czech), mutagen [neuter] (Danish), mutageen [neuter] (Dutch), mutageen (Estonian), mutageeni (Finnish), mutagène (French), Mutagen [neuter] (German), mutagen (Indonesian), mutageno [masculine] (Italian), 変異原性 (hen'irasei) (alt: へんいらせい) (Japanese), мутагендер (mutagender) (Kazakh), mutagen (Malay), matū whakakē ira (Maori), mutagen [masculine] (Polish), mutagênico [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), mutagénico [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), agente mutagênico [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), agente mutagénico [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), mutágeno [masculine] (Portuguese), мутаге́н (mutagén) [masculine] (Russian), mutagen [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mutagén [masculine] (Slovak), mutagen [masculine] (Slovene), mutágeno [masculine] (Spanish), mutagen [common-gender] (Swedish), mutajen (Turkish), мутаге́н (mutahén) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мутаґе́н (mutagén) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mutágeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mutagén",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мутаге́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mutagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mutagén"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mutagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mutágeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mutagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "word": "mutajen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mutahén",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мутаге́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mutagén",
      "sense": "agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мутаґе́н"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mutagen"
}

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