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View synonyms for mutant

mutant

[ myoot-nt ]

adjective

  1. undergoing or resulting from mutation.


noun

  1. a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.

mutant

/ ˈmjuːtənt /

noun

  1. Also calledmutation an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation


adjective

  1. of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation

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Other Words From

  • un·mutant adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mutant1

1900–05; < Latin mūtant- (stem of mūtāns ), present participle of mūtāre to change; -ant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mutant1

C20: from Latin mutāre to change

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Example Sentences

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles means a lot of things to a lot of people.

Nearly 30 years ago, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles inadvertently triggered an environmental crisis in England.

When the raven-man promises Bran that he will “fly,” does he mean the boy is about to morph into mutant bird as well?

In lieu of bone marrow transplants, scientists hope to use stem cells to serve as the future vectors of mutant CCR5 proteins.

This silky rendition of the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' theme song is irrepressibly groovy.

The other way was through the services of a skrenning mutant.

He realized that he was in the Mutant Quarter, not far from Myla's house.

And Urson had already loped a couple of steps after the fleeting mutant, now halfway down the block.

Bakka is the oldest science fiction bookstore in the world, and it made me the mutant I am today.

This is clearly the meaning of Tacitus, 'Arva per annos mutant et superest ager.'

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