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mu⋅tant

  [myoot-nt]
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–adjective
1. undergoing or resulting from mutation.
–noun
2. a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.
Origin:
1900–05; < L mūtant- (s. of mūtāns), prp. of mūtāre to change; see -ant
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mu·tant   (myōōt'nt)   
n.  

  1. An individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from mutation.

  2. Slang One that is suggestive of a genetic mutant, as in bizarre appearance or inaptitude.

adj.  

  1. Resulting from or undergoing mutation: a mutant strain of bacteria.

  2. Slang Suggestive of a genetic mutant.


[Latin mūtāns, mūtant-, present participle of mūtāre, to change; see mutate.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
mutant

  1. n.
    a total jerk; a social outcast. (Also a term of address.) : Sam, you act like such a mutant!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

mutant  (n.)
1901, in the biological sense, from L. mutantem (nom. mutans) "changing," prp. of mutare "to change" (see mutable). In the science fiction sense, it is attested from 1954.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1mu·tant
Pronunciation: 'myüt-&nt
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation

Main Entry: 2mutant
Function: noun
: a mutant individual
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

mutant mu·tant (my&oomacr;t'nt)
n.
An organism possessing one or more genes that have undergone mutation. adj.
Resulting from or undergoing mutation.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

mutant programming
Microsoft's term for a mutex which is generally used in user mode but can also be used in kernel mode. According to this terminology a mutex is only used in kernel mode.
["Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit"].
(1997-07-30)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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