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English
Etymology
From Latin mūtāns, present participle of mūtō.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmjuːtənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/
- Hyphenation: mu‧tant
Noun
mutant (plural mutants)
- (genetics) That has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
- 1918, Paul Popenoe, Roswell Hill Johnson, Applied Eugenics[1]:
- Furthermore, it is possible that there occasionally arises what may be called a mutant of very desirable character from a eugenic point of view.
- 1922, John Burroughs, The Last Harvest[2]:
- There does seem to have been some mutation among plants […] but in animal life where are the mutants? When or where has a new species originated in this way?
- 1953, E. Everett Evans, Man of Many Minds[3]:
- "How did I ever get such ability?" he wondered. "No one else in our family has it. Am I some sort of a mutant? But if so, how or why? I never heard Dad or Mother mention it."
- (informal) Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
- Your neighbor seems to be a mutant; he’s so cringy!
- (computing) Synonym of mutex
Translations
something that has mutated
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Adjective
mutant (not comparable)
- (genetics) Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.
- mutant DNA
- 2018 April 16, Damian Carrington, “Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles”, in The Guardian[4]:
- Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles—by accident.
- 2020 November 8, Ian Sample, “UK scientists seek mutant Covid samples from Danish mink farms”, in The Guardian[5]:
- Researchers at the SSI found that antibodies from people who recovered from coronavirus were less effective at neutralising the mutant strain, but have not made details of their experiments public.
- (informal) Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
- Your mutant brother just growled at me again!
- 2020 August 26, Heather Stewart, quoting Boris Johnson, “Boris Johnson blames ‘mutant algorithm’ for exams fiasco”, in The Guardian[6]:
- Boris Johnson got an angry response after telling school pupils that the exam results crisis was caused by a “mutant algorithm” and he was glad it had been “sorted out”.
Translations
mutant: mutating, that has mutated
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Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “mutant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “mutant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Verb
mutant
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian мутант (mutant).
Noun
mutant
Declension
Declension of mutant
singular | plural | |
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nominative | mutant | mutantlar |
genitive | mutantnıñ | mutantlarnıñ |
dative | mutantqa | mutantlarğa |
accusative | mutantnı | mutantlarnı |
locative | mutantta | mutantlarda |
ablative | mutanttan | mutantlardan |
References
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
mutant m anim
Declension
Related terms
- See motiv
Further reading
- “mutant”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “mutant”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
mutant c (singular definite mutanten, plural indefinite mutanter)
- mutant (something that has mutated)
Inflection
Declension of mutant
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mutant | mutanten | mutanter | mutanterne |
genitive | mutants | mutantens | mutanters | mutanternes |
Synonyms
Further reading
mutant on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mutans, present participle of mutare.
Pronunciation
Noun
mutant m (plural mutanten, diminutive mutantje n)
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
mutant (feminine mutante, masculine plural mutants, feminine plural mutantes)
Participle
mutant
Further reading
- “mutant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
mūtant
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
mutant m animal
Declension
Declension of mutant
Further reading
- mutant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mutant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
mutant m (plural mutanți)
Declension
Declension of mutant
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) mutant | mutantul | (niște) mutanți | mutanții |
genitive/dative | (unui) mutant | mutantului | (unor) mutanți | mutanților |
vocative | mutantule | mutanților |
Swedish
Noun
mutant c
- a mutant
Declension
Declension of mutant | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mutant | mutanten | mutanter | mutanterna |
Genitive | mutants | mutantens | mutanters | mutanternas |
Related terms
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