MUTAGENIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mutagenic mean? 

• MUTAGENIC (adjective)
  The adjective MUTAGENIC has 1 sense:

1. capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution)

  Familiarity information: MUTAGENIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUTAGENIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of inducing mutation (used mainly of extracellular factors such as X-rays or chemical pollution)

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

mutagen (any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation)

 Context examples 

It is mutagenic in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(Ethylene Dichloride, NCI Thesaurus)

AP sites are pre-mutagenic lesions that can prevent normal DNA replication so the cell contains systems to identify and repair such sites.

(Class II AP Endonuclease, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by leukemia arising as a result of the mutagenic effect of chemotherapy agents.

(Chemotherapy-Related Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

This agent may also be mutagenic.

(Hexestrol, NCI Thesaurus)

Any mutation that occurs in response to inducing agents, including radiation, viral infection, and a broad variety of mutagenic chemicals.

(Induced Mutation, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroidal nitrogen mustard with antineoplastic and mutagenic activities.

(Phenesterin, NCI Thesaurus)

This substance is mutagenic in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.

(N-Nitrosodiethanolamine, NCI Thesaurus)

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and metabolite of benzo(a)pyrene with potent cytotoxic and mutagenic properties.

(Benzo[a]pyrene trans-7,8-Dihydrodiol, NCI Thesaurus)

Environmental tobacco smoke has numerous adverse health effects, is mutagenic and is a known human carcinogen that is associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer.

(Environmental tobacco smoke, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutagenic potential of alkylating agents is believed to be age and cumulative dose-dependent.

(Alkylating Agent-Related Myelodysplastic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)