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autoinduction

autoinduction noun: the expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it.

Noun

autoinduction (uncountable)

  1. The expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it

Forms of autoinduction

alternative formauto-induction

Origin of autoinduction

From auto- + induction.

Questions about autoinduction

What does autoinduction mean?
Autoinduction means the expression of an enzyme that is responsible for the metabolism of the agent expressing it.
What part of speech is autoinduction?
Autoinduction is a noun.

Words near autoinduction in the dictionary

  1. autoinducer
  2. autoinducers
  3. autoinduces
  4. autoinducible
  5. autoinducing
  6. autoinduction
  7. autoinductive
  8. autoinfanticide
  9. autoinfect
  10. autoinfected
  11. autoinfecting

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