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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

In addition to unraveling the molecular makeup of pyrenoids, his team has generated a library of 60,000 Chlamydomonas mutants—the first of its kind for a single-celled photosynthetic organism.

The mutant did not attack the other male — he mated with him!

This suggested that the mutant’s problem was not with mating, but in distinguishing what is male from what is female.

They then infected human cells in Petri dishes with these kneecapped mutants to see if they could still replicate and thrive.

As detailed in a research paper published Monday, the mutant PETase can be combined with another enzyme called MHETase, found in the same trash-dwelling bacterium.

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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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