inducible
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7.5
- adjective
- /ɪnˈdjuːsəbl/
- Specialized
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inducible
- Researchers found that the inducible immune response can enhance the effectiveness of vaccines during an outbreak.
Examples
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The scientist discovered that certain genes are inducible by environmental factors, which can trigger specific traits in plants.
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In a search for IL-18-inducible genes, Dinarello and colleagues identified a novel cytokine designated IL-32.
Blog text (17) -
Plants have inducible events of genes moving transposable genetic elements.
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Is the defense constitutive or is it inducible and is it innate or is it acquired?
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The hypoxia inducible factors, the Hifs are transcription factors that respond to decreases in oxygen in the environment.
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In reality, many constitutive and inducible pathways probably cooperate to ensure directionally, temporally, and cargo-specific transport of RNA and proteins throughout the neuron.
Academic text (2017) -
In other classifications, Tregs are divided into two subgroups: natural Tregs (nTregs) and inducible Tregs (iTregs).
Blog text (11) -
In stressful conditions, the body can activate inducible pathways to produce protective proteins.
Antonyms
How Responsive
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6.7
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4.0
- Specialized
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7.5
20
4.7
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3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inducible comes from induce, from in- 'in' and duce 'lead', the same root you see in produce. Think of a cause 'leading' something to happen, so an inducible thing can be 'made to happen' by something that causes it.