inducing agent; inducer
Pharmacological term for a substance that triggers a physiological process, such as labor or enzyme production.
分娩誘発剤が投与された。
A labor-inducing agent was administered.
この薬は酵素誘発剤として作用する。
This drug acts as an enzyme inducer.
Compound of 誘発 (inducement) + 剤 (agent, drug). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the components are transparent in modern Japanese.