Main Entry:

trans·duce

Pronunciation:

\tran(t)s-ˈdüs, tranz-, -ˈdyüs\

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

trans·duced; trans·duc·ing

Etymology:

Latin transducere to lead across, transfer, from trans- + ducere to lead — more at tow

Date:

1947

1 : to convert (as energy or a message) into another form <essentially sense organs transduce physical energy into a nervous signal> 2 : to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction