| NOUN | object | mutagen | any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation |
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| Sounds | myuw'tahjhehn | |
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| Rhymes | again ... Zen: 37 rhymes with ehn... | |
| Meaning | Any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation. | |
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| Broader | agent | An active and efficient cause |
| Spanish | mutágeno | |
| Catalan | mutagen | |
| Adjectives | mutafacient | capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of intracellular agents) |
| mutagenic | capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution) | |
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