induce
verb (used with object)
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind.
inducible
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a word derived from
induce.
Example Sentences
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The researchers were able to turn inducible oncogenic genes on using "optogenetics."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
The trp operon is inducible and is positively regulated.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
By using an inducible human ES cell-based CRISPR–Cas9 system and optimizing mouse zygote microinjection techniques, we have identified conditions that allowed us to target POU5F1 efficiently and precisely in human zygotes.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
These reprogrammed cells are designated inducible pluripotent stem cells and can be generated from any tissue or organ of an individual.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 11, 2013
Many things are true in divinity, which are neither inducible by reason nor confirmable by sense; and many things in philosophy confirmable by sense, yet not inducible by reason.
From Religio Medici, Hydriotaphia, and the Letter to a Friend by Sir Thomas Browne
