transduce

One entry found for transduce.

Main Entry: trans·duce
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'düs, tranz-, -'dyüs
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
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