Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutagen

/ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: mu-ta-gen
IPA: /ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English muta- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English mutagen From muta- + -gen.

Inflected Forms

mutagens (plural)

Derived Forms

desmutagen epimutagen mutagenize pantimutagen promutagen supermutagen

Frequently Paired Words

carcinogen teratogen

Questions

How do you pronounce mutagen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmjuːtəd͡ʒn̩/.
What does mutagen mean?: Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.
Where does mutagen come from?: Etymology tree English muta- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English mutagen From muta- + -gen.

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