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- noun Plural form of
mutagen .
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Examples
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The Alchemist makes potion-like extracts made from formulae, bombs, and self-transforming mutagens.
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And as he populated his catalog, he made a seminal observation: chemicals that scored as mutagens in his test tended to be carcinogens as well.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Ames could now test thousands of chemicals to create a catalog of chemicals that increased the mutation rate—mutagens.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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And as he populated his catalog, he made a seminal observation: chemicals that scored as mutagens in his test tended to be carcinogens as well.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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And as he populated his catalog, he made a seminal observation: chemicals that scored as mutagens in his test tended to be carcinogens as well.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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These mutagens dramatically affected the evolutionary rate on Mitera to the point where two sexes were no longer required for natural selection to advance the species.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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But here's the thing, I don't know what is more insidious, pumping thousands of gallons of immunotoxicants, mutagens other nasty things into our planet's core, or the public relations spin the natural gas companies try to put on all this by listing these toxic agents as they are found in common household goods.
Kevin Grandia: What the Frack: is pumping glass cleaner into the earth okay? 2010
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Ames could now test thousands of chemicals to create a catalog of chemicals that increased the mutation rate—mutagens.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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But here's the thing, I don't know what is more insidious, pumping thousands of gallons of immunotoxicants, mutagens other nasty things into our planet's core, or the public relations spin the natural gas companies try to put on all this by listing these toxic agents as they are found in common household goods.
Kevin Grandia: What the Frack: Is Pumping Glass Cleaner Into the Earth Okay? 2010
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Ames could now test thousands of chemicals to create a catalog of chemicals that increased the mutation rate—mutagens.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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