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mutative, a.|ˈmjuːtətɪv|
[a. OF. mutatif (1493 Godef.), a. med.L. mūtātīv-us f. mūtāt-, ppl. stem of mūtāre to change: see -ative.]
1. Of or pertaining to change or mutation.
1743[see metabolic a. 1]. 1907Athenæum 31 Aug. 242/3 Whilst wheat, oats, peas, and vetches are still..in a mutative state or period, barley is now in a period of stability.
2. Given to change, changeable.
1818Blackw. Mag. III. 533 He is neither so mutative and dissimilis sibi as Odoherty. |