mutant

Plural: mutants

Noun

• An organism or individual resulting from genetic mutation.
• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
• an animal that has undergone mutation
• That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
• Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
• Synonym of mutex.

Adjective

• tending to undergo or resulting from mutation
  • "a mutant gene"

Adj

• Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.
• Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.

Examples

• His hand was a mutant collection of vowels, forcing a tricky exchange of tiles.
• mutant DNA
• Your mutant brother just growled at me again!
• Your neighbor seems to be a mutant; he’s so cringy!

Synonyms

mutation, sport, variation, mutex

Related Words

mutate, mutation

Anagrams of mutant