mutant
adjective
mu·tant
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Definition of mutant
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
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In people with Huntington’s, there are far too many of these repeats, resulting in abnormally large, mutant huntingtin proteins that cause neuronal damage. — Bret Stetka, Scientific American, "Antisense Drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and Prion Diseases Could Meet the Dire Need for Brain Treatments," 15 Aug. 2019 Carlsbad’s Ionis Pharmaceuticals has developed a drug, that reduces production of a mutant protein believed to cause the disease. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Huntington’s disease triggered by genetic instability in brain cells, study finds," 15 Aug. 2019 Enjoy carnival games, spirit card readings, Madame Zelda’s house of mirrors, mutant monkeys and more. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "10 awesome Burning Man things to do on Day 2, Aug. 26," 5 Aug. 2019 Elaborations on this idea now invoke a fairy tale genetics that far surpasses the X-Men in absurdity, including the milk chugging ritual as a signal of advanced (white) mutant powers. — C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, "How White Nationalists Have Co-Opted Fan Fiction," 1 Aug. 2019 Varieties include Euphorbia, Cycas , Haworthia hybrids, Ariocarpus, Mammillaria, and South American cacti such as Copiapoa as well as crested and mutant forms of cactus and succulents. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, "Gardening datebook: Conventions about cactus, fruit trees and bewitching begonias," 25 July 2019 Omegas like Storm, Jean Grey, and Magneto represent the most powerful mutants on Earth, possessing unfathomable upper limits to their mutant abilities, and almost all who exist are allied with Xavier and Krakoa. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "House of X restores an air of myth and mystique to Marvel’s Merry Mutants ahead of their arrival in the MCU.," 2 Aug. 2019 After growing bacteria with these mutant genes and isolating the proteins, Sun’s team determined the importance of GB1’s amino acids by seeing which mutants bound most tightly to its natural target, human immunoglobulin G antibodies. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Mutant genes could supercharge efforts to decipher protein structures," 18 June 2019 Being a ninja should be reserved for teenage mutant turtles. — The Economist, "The absurd language used by job adverts," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mutant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for mutant
mutant
adjective
mu·tant
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Kids Definition of mutant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: resulting from genetic mutation
a mutant frog
mutant
nounKids Definition of mutant (Entry 2 of 2)
: a plant, animal, or microorganism resulting from genetic mutation
mutant
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mu·tant
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Medical Definition of mutant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or produced by mutation
mutant
nounMedical Definition of mutant (Entry 2 of 2)
: a mutant individual
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