1. a person or thing that causes or brings about something
2. a substance that activates or increases the production of an enzyme or other biological molecule
Usage: biochemistry

Examples

• The new policy was an inducer of significant changes in the workplace.
• Stress can be a powerful inducer of various health problems.
• The scientist studied the inducer that triggered enzyme production in the cells.
• Lactose acts as an inducer in the lac operon system.
• The medication served as an inducer of sleep in patients with insomnia.
• Heat was the primary inducer of the chemical reaction.
• The researcher identified a novel inducer of stem cell differentiation.