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Definition of: antimutagen
(an′ti·my
′tə·jən) noun
A chemical regarded as having the property of inhibiting or decreasing the hereditary variability of micro-organisms and germ cells. [<ANTI- + L mutare alter + -GEN]
—an′ti·mu′ta·gen′ic (-my′tə·jen′ik) adjective
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