WordNet
n. chemical agent capable of activity [syn: active]
Usage examples of "active agent".
In the old days of humans versus humans, an in-person meeting was the most dangerous thing there was for an active agent.
If, as you suggest, the fixer known as Grandmother is an agent of Rachnei, she is a most active agent.
Some of these remedies were effective because at least one ingredient contained a suitable active agent (e.
You arent an active agent --are you willing to submit to the team leader?
If the active agent's there, we've got a good crack at isolating it and getting it.
Still, once an assassin, as they say, the cloak never drops from your shouldersso I'll qualify it by admitting for Lyon Lord Kyndreth, I'm an active agent, but an inactive assassin, nor am I ever likely to let him know of my more esoteric abilities.