mutagenic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   capable of causing genetic mutation, or relating to the production of mutations

   The researchers tested whether prolonged exposure to the chemical was mutagenic.

From mutagen + -ic. Mutagen was formed from mutation and -gen ("producer"), ultimately drawing on Latin mutare ("to change") and Greek genes ("producing").

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