induced

[ in-doost, -dyoost ]

adjective

1. brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination):

   Medical intervention in childbirth has become the norm, with hospitals relying on epidurals, C-sections, and induced labor.

   The field expedition to the Greenland Sea will study climate-induced changes in the marine food web.

2. Physics. (of an electric current) produced by induction:

   As a coil on a pendulum passes between the poles of an electromagnet, the induced current causes the small bulb to light up.

3. Genetics. (of a gene) having increased expression as a result of the inactivation of a negative control system or the activation of a positive control system (often used in combination):

   The induced genes in the transgenic variety were of unknown function.

   Our focus is on the serum-induced genes cloned from fibroblasts.

4. Biochemistry. noting or relating to a protein, especially an enzyme, whose synthesis has been stimulated by increased gene transcription (often used in combination):

   These induced proteins are unlikely to affect cellular DNA repair directly.

   We can now speculate that the heat-induced proteins play an important role in gastric cell protection.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of induce ( def ).

Other Words From

• non·in·duced adjective
• qua·si-in·duced adjective
• un·in·duced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of induced¹

induce ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Salon spoke with a Calm spokesperson about the puppy livestream, along with their "30 seconds of silence" ad that played Tuesday night and other initiatives to combat politically induced anxiety:

From Salon

More than 60% of abortions in the U.S. are induced with medication, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.

From Los Angeles Times

She had been due to give birth at home, but because she had high blood pressure, her labour was induced in a West Midlands hospital.

From BBC

At 21 weeks pregnant, Emily said the only option available was to be medically induced into labour to terminate a non-viable pregnancy.

From BBC

The final two outs came when he induced Pedro Guerrero, another former teammate on the 1981 team, to ground into a double play.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• caused