mutagen

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English

Etymology

mutate +‎ -gen

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mutagen (plural mutagens)

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

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Danish

Noun

mutagen n (singular definite mutagenet, plural indefinite mutagener)

  1. mutagen

Declension

Declension of mutagen
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mutagen mutagenet mutagener mutagenerne
genitive mutagens mutagenets mutageners mutagenernes

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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

Declension of mutagen
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

Declension of mutagen 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mutagen mutagenen mutagener mutagenerna
Genitive mutagens mutagenens mutageners mutagenernas

Adjective

mutagen (not comparable)

  1. mutagenic

Declension

Inflection of mutagen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular mutagen — —
Neuter singular mutagent — —
Plural mutagena — —
Masculine plural3 mutagene — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 mutagene — —
All mutagena — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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