| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.[Websters]
2. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.[Websters] 3. Adjective base of the adverb inducibly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (inducibly) | 1. Infrequently used adverbial inflection of the adjective inducible.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INDUCIBLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1643. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INDUCIBLE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] That may be induced; that may be offered by induction.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Able to be induced or caused. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: INDUCIBLE
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hypoxia inducible factors | Hypoxia inducible factors (HIFs) are transcription factors that respond to changes in available oxygen in the cellular environment, specifically to decreases in oxygen, or hypoxia. Many organisms express the highly conserved transcriptional complex HIF-1, which is a heterodimer composed of an alpha and beta subunit, the latter being a constitutively expressed aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT). HIF-1 belongs to the PAS subfamily of the basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) family of transcription factors. The alpha subunit of HIF-1 is a target for prolyl hydroxylation by HIF prolyl-hydroxylase, which makes HIF-1 alpha a target for degradation by the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. This only occurs in normoxic conditions. In hypoxic conditions, HIF prolyl-hydroxylase is inhibited since it utilizes oxygen as a cosubstrate. Hypoxia also results in a build up of succinate, due to inhibition of the electron transport chain in the mitochondria. The build up of succinate further inhibits HIF prolyl-hydroxylase action since it is an end product of HIF hydoxylation. (references) | ||
| Inducible gene | An inducible gene is a gene whose expression is either responsive to environmental change or dependent on the position of the cell cycle. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: INDUCIBLE
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Inducible enzyme | Aerospace | Enzyme synthesized (induced) in response to the presence of an external substance (the inducer). (references) | |
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