mutant

Etymology

Latin mutans, present participle of mutare.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuːtənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuʔn̩(t)/
• Hyphenation: mu‧tant

Noun

mutant (plural mutants)

1. Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
   • Your plaid fish are mutants.
2. (informal) Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
   • I think your brother is a mutant; he’s so weird!
3. (computing) Synonym of mutex

Adjective

mutant (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.
   • Your mutant fish are dying.
2. (informal) Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
   • Your mutant brother just growled at me again!

Related terms

• mutate
• mutation

Further reading

• mutant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• mutant at OneLook Dictionary Search

Verb

mutant

1. present participle of mutar

Noun

mutant m

1. mutant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mutant/, [muˈtˢanˀd̥]

Noun

mutant c (singular definite mutanten, plural indefinite mutanter)

1. mutant (something that has mutated)

Further reading

• mutant on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Latin mutans, present participle of mutare.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: mu‧tant

Noun

mutant m (plural mutanten, diminutive mutantje n)

1. mutant

Adjective

mutant (feminine singular mutante, masculine plural mutants, feminine plural mutantes)

1. mutant

Verb

mutant

1. present participle of muter

Further reading

• “mutant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

mūtant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of mūtō

Noun

mutant m anim

1. mutant