Agent
Definition of Agent
A´gent | a. | 1. | Acting; - opposed to patient, or sustaining, action. | | n. | 1. | One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor. | | 2. | One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor. | | 3. | An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent. | | 4. | (Biochem., Med.) a chemical substance having biological effects; a drug. |
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