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mutagen

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See also: Mutagen

English

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Etymology

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From muta- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ta‧gen

Noun

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mutagen (plural mutagens)

  2. Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

Descendants

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  • → Polish: mutagen

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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mutagen n (singular definite mutagenet, plural indefinite mutagener)

  1. mutagen

Declension

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Declension of mutagen
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mutagen mutagenet mutagener mutagenerne
genitive mutagens mutagenets mutageners mutagenernes

References

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch mutageen (“mutagen”), from English mutagen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mu.ˈta.ɡɛn/
  • Rhymes: -ɡɛn
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ta‧gen

Noun

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mutagen (plural mutagen-mutagen)

  1. (genetics, pathology) mutagen: any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.
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Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from English mutagen.[1][2] First attested in 1955.[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /muˈta.ɡɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡɛn
  • Syllabification: mu‧ta‧gen

Noun

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mutagen m inan

  1. mutagen (any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation)

Declension

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Declension of mutagen
singular plural
nominative mutagen mutageny
genitive mutagenu mutagenów
dative mutagenowi mutagenom
accusative mutagen mutageny
instrumental mutagenem mutagenami
locative mutagenie mutagenach
vocative mutagenie mutageny

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “mutagen”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “mutagen”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎[1] (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “mutagen”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

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  • mutagen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mutagen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • mutagen in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French mutagene.

Adjective

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mutagen m or n (feminine singular mutagenă, masculine plural mutageni, feminine and neuter plural mutagene)

  1. mutagenic

Declension

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Declension of mutagen
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite mutagen mutagenă mutageni mutagene
definite mutagenul mutagena mutagenii mutagenele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite mutagen mutagene mutageni mutagene
definite mutagenului mutagenei mutagenilor mutagenelor

Swedish

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Noun

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mutagen c

  1. a mutagen

Declension

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Declension of mutagen
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mutagen mutagens
definite mutagenen mutagenens
plural indefinite mutagener mutageners
definite mutagenerna mutagenernas

Adjective

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mutagen (not comparable)

  1. mutagenic

Declension

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Inflection of mutagen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular mutagen — —
neuter singular mutagent — —
plural mutagena — —
masculine plural2 mutagene — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 mutagene — —
all mutagena — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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