Getting into the family business was a natural move for Whitney Houston, even though her mother ensured her she could always take other options. Longtime personal assistant Robyn Crawford shared with Esquire, âShe got her chops singing in church, and her mother said to her, âYou know, you can always sing for free.
inducementnoun [ C or U ] uk â /ÉªnËdjuËsmÉnt/ us â. âº an act or a thing that is intended to make something happen or to persuade someone to do something: inducement (for sb) to do sth They offered him a large pay increase as an inducement for him to stay. It is illegal for American companies to offer inducements when tendering for contracts abroad.
inducer. [indoÌoÌâ²sÉr]. a substance, usually a substrate of a specific enzyme, that combines with and inactivates the repressor produced by a regulator gene in bacteria. This combination prevents the repressor from blocking activation of the operator gene, allowing one or more structural genes to be transcribed.. One that induces, especially a molecule that is usually a substrate of a specific enzyme pathway, combining with an active repressor produced by a regulator gene to deactivate the repressor. 2. A part or structure in an embryo that influences the differentiation of another part.