MUTATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mutative mean? 

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

1. of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUTATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the mutative processes of nature

Pertainym:

mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)

Derivation:

mutate (undergo mutation)