MUTANT

mutant

(adjective) tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; “a mutant gene”

mutant

(noun) an animal that has undergone mutation

mutant, mutation, variation, sport

(noun) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mutant (plural mutants)

Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

(informal) Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

(computing) synonym of mutex

Adjective

mutant (not comparable)

Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.

(informal) Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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