English Explanatory Dictionary

mutant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
  2. Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
  3. Synonym of mutex.
adj
  1. Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.
  2. Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

Pronunciation

/ˈmjuːtənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mutant.wav /ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/

Word forms

mutant mutants

Etymology

From Latin mūtāns, present participle of mūtō. By surface analysis, muta- + -ant.

Synonyms

mutex

Related words

mutate mutation

Derived words

antimutant epimutant glycomutant heptamutant hexamutant hypermutant mutant disco mutantkind mutantlike mutant protein nonmutant paramutant phosphomutant pseudomutant sesquimutant tetramutant triplomutant
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