Inducer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inducer is a noun meaning One who, or that which, induces.
Meaning
One who, or that which, induces.
More Meanings
- A molecule that starts gene expression.
Example Sentences
Warren, Bashford, Healy, and Brubaker (1994) reported increases in the apparent duration of the fainter sound (the inducee), which alternated with a sound of higher intensity (the inducer). The inducer was a 70 dB, 1 kHz sine tone, and the inducee was a 66 dB sine tone, varying between nine frequency values, one value also 1 kHz, and the other eight frequencies were 1, 2, 6, and 10 semitones (STs) higher or lower. Both the inducer and the inducee lasted 200 ms.
Word Forms
- inducers
Antonyms for inducer
Common opposites include inducee.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inductive, induction, driver, inductor, inditer, inductee.
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