Mutant

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mutant
       adj : tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; "a mutant
             gene"
       n 1: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting
            from chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutation}, {variation},
             {sport}]


       2: an animal that has undergone mutation

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "mutant":
     altered, avatar, better, catabolism, catalysis, changeable,
     changed, consubstantiation, converted, degenerate, deviant,
     displacement, divergent, heterotopia, improved, metabolism,
     metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosed, metamorphosis,
     metastasis, metastasized, metathesis, metempsychosis, modified,
     mutated form, mutation, permutation, qualified, rebuilt, reformed,
     reincarnation, renewed, revived, revolutionary, sport, subversive,
     transanimation, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation,
     transformed, transformism, translated, translation, translocation,
     transmigration, transmogrification, transmutation, transmuted,
     transposition, transubstantiation, unmitigated, worse
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  mutant
       
           {Microsoft}'s term for a {mutex} which is
          generally used in {user mode} but can also be used in {kernel
          mode}.  According to this terminology a mutex is only used in
          kernel mode.
       
          ["Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit"].
       
          (1997-07-30)