Advertisement
Advertisement
mutant
/ ˈmjuːtənt /
noun
- Also calledmutation an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation
adjective
- of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation
Other Words From
- un·mutant adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of mutant1
Compare Meanings
How does mutant compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
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.
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.'
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse