mutagen

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These chemicals include carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive system and organ toxicants, and skin and respiratory irritants.

From Scientific American

Every adult Witcher is a boy that lived through an array of assaults and mistreatment, before being injected with mutagens that might kill you anyway.

From Salon

That poses a narrower risk than other mutagens, like radiation, which can damage DNA in all types of cells.

From Seattle Times

In the series, a Black teen named Virgil Hawkins is exposed to mutagen gas — as tends to happen — and gets electromagnetic powers.

From New York Times

By studying the repair of specific DNA lesions induced by compounds such as acetaldehyde, or other mutagens that arise in the body, we are likely to uncover other cellular defence mechanisms against cytotoxic DNA damage.

From Nature