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mu·tant

(myo͞ot′nt)

1. An organism, cell, virus, or gene resulting from genetic mutation.

2. Slang One that is suggestive of a genetic mutant, as in bizarre appearance or inaptitude.

adj.

1. Resulting from genetic mutation: a mutant strain of bacteria.

2. Slang Suggestive of a genetic mutant.

[Latin mūtāns, mūtant-, present participle of mūtāre, to change; see mutate.]

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mutant

(ˈmjuːtənt)

(Genetics) Also called: mutation an animal, organism, or gene that has undergone mutation

adj

of, relating to, undergoing, or resulting from change or mutation

[C20: from Latin mutāre to change]

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mu•tant

(ˈmyut nt)

n.

1. a new type of organism produced as the result of mutation.

adj.

2. undergoing or resulting from mutation.

[1900–05; < Latin mūtant- (s. of mūtāns), present participle of mūtāre to change]

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Noun	1.	mutant - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration mutation, sport, variation organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms freak, lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
	2.	mutant - an animal that has undergone mutation animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Adj.	1.	mutant - tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; "a mutant gene"

mutant

noun

1. freak, monster, mutation, deviant, oddity, monstrosity, freak of nature, lusus naturae He will play the part of evil mutant, Magneto.

adjective

1. freakish, crooked, distorted, warped, deformed, misshapen stories about strange mutant beasts

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Translations

mutant

Mutante

mutantti

mutant

mutant

[ˈmjuːtənt]

A. ADJ → mutante

B. N → mutante mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mutant

[ˈmjuːt^ənt]

adj → mutant(e)

n → mutant m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mutant

n → Mutante f (spec), → Mutation f

adj → mutierend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mutant

[ˈmjuːtənt] adj & n → mutante (m/f)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mu·tant

a. mutante, rel. a un organismo que ha pasado por mutaciones.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mutant

adj & n mutante m

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