inducible
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adjective \in-ˈdü-sə-bəl, -ˈdyü-\Definition of INDUCIBLE
: capable of being induced: as a : formed by a cell in response to the presence of its substrate <inducible enzymes> b : activated or undergoing expression only in the presence of a particular molecule <an inducible promoter>
— in·duc·ibil·i·ty \-ˌdü-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē, -ˌdyü-\ noun
First Known Use of INDUCIBLE
circa 1677
Rhymes with INDUCIBLE
in·duc·ible
adjective \in-ˈd(y)ü-sə-bəl\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of INDUCIBLE
: capable of being formed, activated, or expressed in response to a stimulus especially of a molecular kind: as a : formed by a cell in response to the presence of its substrate <inducible enzymes>—compare constitutive 1a b : activated or undergoing expression only in the presence of a particular molecule <an inducible promoter that turns on its genes only in the presence of lactose>
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