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mutating

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Meaning

  1. verb present participle and gerund of mutate
  2. adjective Causing or tending to cause mutation.
    The mutating process that cells undergo can lead to cancer.
  3. adjective Having the ability to make changes to data other than its makeup.
    The begin() member of std::string returns a mutating iterator.

Similar words

changing mutatory mutant mutagenic transmutatory mutational carcinogenic transmutative mutationistic transmutational

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