inducible

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Recent Examples of inducible For people with chronic inducible hives, specialists will provide more information on how to avoid and mitigate those triggers. — Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026 Scientists adapted this process into the auxin-inducible degron, or AID, system. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025 The team directly compared the DNA of inducible (active) and non-inducible (dormant) viruses to see whether dormant ones might someday reawaken. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025 To do this, Sinclair’s team developed ICE, short for inducible changes to the epigenome. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 12 Jan. 2023 The second therapy candidate targets chronic spontaneous urticaria, chronic inducible urticaria and atopic dermatitis — which involve hives, welts, swelling, pain and itching that are linked to various conditions. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022 McDermott says another promising advancement involves a class of drug known as hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-2α inhibitors. — Markham Heid, Time, 1 Nov. 2022 The crucial molecule in the system that matches cell physiology to oxygen availability is a protein complex called hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2019 Semenza is credited with identifying a set of DNA-binding proteins called hypoxia-inducible factor, or HIF, which spur the hypoxia response and activates the genes that make erythropoietin. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducible
inductive
Adjective
  • This enables the material to store a great deal of inductive energy in a very small area.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The adoption of an inductive argument about the future—one in which the sun always rises because the sun has always risen—has come to function as a marker of temperament.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026

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“Inducible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducible. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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