mutative

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation

   “the mutative processes of nature”

Questions about mutative

What does mutative mean?

mutative means "of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation".

How many syllables are in mutative?

mutative has 3 syllables: mu-ta-tive. The stress falls on "mu".

Is mutative a common word?

mutative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.