apoinducer

apoinducer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Hellenic *apó
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor.
English apo-
English induce
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English inducer
English apoinducer

    From apo- + inducer.

    Noun

    apoinducer (plural apoinducers)

    1. (biochemistry) A protein that binds to DNA to activate transcription, particularly in positive gene control mechanisms.
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