Mutagen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An agent, such as a chemical, ultraviolet light, or a radioactive element, that can induce or increase the frequency of mutation in an organism.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A chemical compound or other external influence (such as ionizing radiation) which causes mutations{3}.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    agent   
    Cross Reference
    carcinogen    teratogen   
     
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