mutagenicity

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noun

The condition of being mutagenic.

OriginEnglish mutagenic ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos →
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Meanings

nounmutagenicity (countable and uncountable, plural mutagenicities)

plural mutagenicities

  1. uncountableThe condition of being mutagenic.

    The Ames test proved that mutagenicity was linked to carcinogenicity.

    2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 303
  2. countableA measure of the extent to which something is mutagenic.

Origin

  1. Englishmuta-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  5. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  6. Englishmutagenic
  7. Englishmutagenicity

From mutagenic + -ity.

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Translations

Catalan mutagenicitat
  • mutagenicitatmutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
French mutagénicité, pouvoir mutagène
  • mutagénicitémutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
  • pouvoir mutagènemutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
German Mutagenität
  • Mutagenitätmutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Greek μεταλλαξιγένεση, μεταλλαξιτενία
  • μεταλλαξιγένεση (metallaxigénesi)mutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
  • μεταλλαξιτενία (metallaxitenía)mutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Italian mutagenicità
  • mutagenicitàmutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Norwegian Bokmål mutagenitet
  • mutagenitetmutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Portuguese mutagenicidade
  • mutagenicidademutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Spanish mutagenicidad
  • mutagenicidadmutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Swedish mutagenicitet
  • mutagenicitetmutagenic condition or degree of mutagenic capacity
Cite this entry
APA

mutagenicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutagenicity

MLA

“mutagenicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutagenicity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutagenicity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutagenicity.

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