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mutagenic

mu·ta·gen·ic
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoo-tuh-jen-ik]
    • /ˌmyu təˈdʒɛn ɪk/
    • /mjˌuːteɪdʒˈenɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-tuh-jen-ik]
    • /ˌmyu təˈdʒɛn ɪk/

Definitions of mutagenic word

  • adjective mutagenic capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate. 1
  • noun mutagenic Capable of causing mutation. 1

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Origin of mutagenic

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; muta(tion) + -genic

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Parts of speech for Mutagenic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mutagenic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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