mutagenic
[ myoo-tuh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌmyu təˈdʒɛn ɪk /
adjective Genetics.
capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
Origin of mutagenic
First recorded in 1945–50;
muta(tion) +
-genic
OTHER WORDS FROM mutagenic
mu·ta·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb mu·ta·ge·nic·i·ty [myoo-tuh-juh-nis-i-tee] /ˌmyu tə dʒəˈnɪs ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby mutagenic
mutable,
mutable sign,
mutacism,
mutagen,
mutagenesis,
mutagenic,
mutagenize,
mutant,
mutant gene,
mutare,
mutarotation