Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypermutation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-mu-ta-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Frequent mutation

Uncountable

noun

The organism or gene that results from such a mutation

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English mutation English hypermutation From hyper- + mutation.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

hypermutations (plural)

Derived Forms

hypermutational

Phrases

somatic hypermutation

Questions

What does hypermutation mean?: Frequent mutation
Where does hypermutation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English mutation English hypermutation From hyper- + mutation.

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