mutagen

1. 1.

   any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation

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Other forms of mutagen

plural

mutagens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mutagen

What does mutagen mean?

mutagen means "any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation".

How many syllables are in mutagen?

mutagen has 3 syllables: mu-ta-gen. The stress falls on "mu". In IPA it is /ˈmjutədʒɛn/.

Is mutagen a common word?

mutagen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.