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trans⋅duce

  [trans-doos, -dyoos, tranz-]
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–verb (used with object), -duced, -duc⋅ing.
1. to convert (energy) from one form into another.
2. Genetics. to cause transduction in (a cell).
Origin:
1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction
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trans·duce   (trāns-dōōs', -dyōōs', trānz-)   
tr.v.   trans·duced, trans·duc·ing, trans·duc·es

  1. To convert (energy) from one form to another.

  2. To transfer (genetic material or characteristics) from one bacterial cell to another. Used of a bacteriophage or plasmid.


[Back-formation from transducer.]
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Main Entry: trans·duce
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'d(y)üs, tranz-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: trans·duced;trans·duc·ing
1 : to convert (as energy or a message) into another form transduce physical energy into a nervous signal>
2 : to cause (genetic material) to undergo transduction; also : to introduce genetic material into (a cell) by transduction
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transduce trans·duce (trāns-d&oomacr;s', -dy&oomacr;s', trānz-)
v. trans·duced, trans·duc·ing, trans·duc·es

  1. To convert energy from one form to another.

  2. To transfer genetic material or characteristics from one bacterial cell to another. Used of a bacteriophage or plasmid.

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