induced
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brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination).
Medical intervention in childbirth has become the norm, with hospitals relying on epidurals, C-sections, and induced labor.
The field expedition to the Greenland Sea will study climate-induced changes in the marine food web.
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Physics. (of an electric current) produced by induction.
As a coil on a pendulum passes between the poles of an electromagnet, the induced current causes the small bulb to light up.
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Genetics. (of a gene) having increased expression as a result of the inactivation of a negative control system or the activation of a positive control system (often used in combination).
The induced genes in the transgenic variety were of unknown function.
Our focus is on the serum-induced genes cloned from fibroblasts.
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Biochemistry. noting or relating to a protein, especially an enzyme, whose synthesis has been stimulated by increased gene transcription (often used in combination).
These induced proteins are unlikely to affect cellular DNA repair directly.
We can now speculate that the heat-induced proteins play an important role in gastric cell protection.
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The team told her standard treatment guidelines recommended that she be induced if she didn’t deliver within 12 to 24 hours because the risk for infection rises every hour.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Antonelli accepted he was at fault for that, saying: "I was definitely too optimistic. I also took a massive bump and I almost spun in a straight line so also that induced the lock-up."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
He induced two quick infield groundouts before walking Zach Neto.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
I went into septic shock and spent over a month in a medically induced coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
“Darwin writes that man is liable to slight variations, which are induced by general and complex laws.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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