transduce

[ trans-doos, -dyoos, tranz- ]
/ trænsˈdus, -ˈdyus, trænz- /

verb (used with object), trans·duced, trans·duc·ing.

to convert (energy) from one form into another.
Genetics. to cause transduction in (a cell).

Origin of transduce

1945–50; back formation from transducer or transduction

Words nearby transduce

transcytosis, transdermal, transdermal patch, transdialect, transdniestria, transduce, transducer, transducer cell, transduction, transe, transect

Medical definitions for transduce

transduce
[ trăns-dōōs′, trănz- ]

v.

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