inducer
noun
in·duc·er
in-ˈdü-sər 
-ˈdyü-
: one that induces
especially
: a substance that is capable of activating the transcription of a gene by combining with and inactivating a genetic repressor
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To commit the killings, the doctor allegedly administered an anesthetic inducer and a muscle relaxant to his patients without their knowledge or consent, according to prosecutors.
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Because Lost had not yet trained us to expect such surprises, this was a genuine gasp inducer.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 July 2024
For the first two years of analysis, I was consumed with feelings of reproach and even hatred against my parents, seeing them as all-culpable vehicles and inducers of neurotic misery.
—Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The mass of migrating insects, the sound of the voice in the empty car talking of inducers and concurrents over the engine noise—in my mind, this is where this story began.
—Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Because Lost had not yet trained us to expect such surprises, this was a genuine gasp inducer.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 July 2024
For the first two years of analysis, I was consumed with feelings of reproach and even hatred against my parents, seeing them as all-culpable vehicles and inducers of neurotic misery.
—Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The mass of migrating insects, the sound of the voice in the empty car talking of inducers and concurrents over the engine noise—in my mind, this is where this story began.
—Ben Lerner, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Inducer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inducer. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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inducer
noun
in·duc·er
-ˈd(y)ü-sər
: one that induces
specifically
: a substance that is capable of activating the transcription of a gene by combining with and inactivating a genetic repressor
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