inducing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of induce.

   The new manager kept inducing panic among the staff with sudden deadlines.

   Inducing a chemical reaction often requires the right catalyst.

   Note

   The -ing form does double duty. In "kept inducing panic" it is a participle carrying the action. In "Inducing a reaction requires a catalyst" it is a gerund doing a noun's job. Because induce is transitive in nearly every use, an object usually follows close behind: panic, labor, a current, a conclusion. The same spelling also serves as the describing adjective.

2. 2
   adjective

   Causing or bringing something about; tending to induce a response or effect.

   Researchers identified the inducing signal that triggered gene expression.

   An inducing stimulus is one that reliably brings about a measurable reaction.

   Similartriggering, causative

   Oppositeinhibitory

   Note

   Here the participle has settled into a describing word that sits before its noun: an inducing signal, an inducing stimulus. You can tell it is a true adjective because it can be graded (more inducing, most inducing), which the verb form cannot. Its nearest equivalent is inductive.

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