mutagen

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English

Etymology

From muta- +‎ -gen.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mutagen (plural mutagens)

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

Descendants

  • Polish: mutagen

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Danish

Noun

mutagen n (singular definite mutagenet, plural indefinite mutagener)

  1. mutagen

Declension

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Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mutagen (plural mutagen-mutagen)

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

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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mutagen m inan

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

Declension

References

  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]‎ (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

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mutagene.

Adjective

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

  1. mutagenic

Declension

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

Noun

mutagen c

  1. a mutagen

Declension

Adjective

mutagen (not comparable)

  1. mutagenic

Declension

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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