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transduce
[ trans-doos, -dyoos, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈdus, -ˈdyus, trænz- /
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verb (used with object), trans·duced, trans·duc·ing.
to convert (energy) from one form into another.
Genetics. to cause transduction in (a cell).
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Origin of transduce
1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction
Words nearby transduce
transcurrent, transcutaneous, transdermal, transdialect, Transdniestria, transduce, transducer, transduction, transe, transect, transelement
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How to use transduce in a sentence
Before it’s transduced by our eyes, light has no brightness or color, which are properties of animal perception.
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