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inductive effect

n. (context chemistry English) an experimentally observable effect of the transmission of charge through a chain of atoms in a molecule by electrostatic induction

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Inductive effect

In chemistry and physics, the inductive effect is an experimentally observable effect of the transmission of charge through a chain of atoms in a molecule, resulting in a permanent dipole in a bond.

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Treatments with vitamin B1 (thiamine) seem to help roots grow, but no inductive effect has been noticed.

Could there be something else, some inductive effect on our brains from the computers everywhere around, making us this vulnerable, Tim the most?