What is another word for active agent?

Pronunciation: [ˈaktɪv ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənt] (IPA)

Active agent is a term commonly used in the field of medicine and chemistry to describe substances that actively engage in a biochemical or physiological process. However, there are several synonyms that can be used to replace the term active agent. Some of these include bioactive substance, efficacious element, functional chemical, vital component, dynamic compound, and potent ingredient. Each of these terms has a slightly different connotation, but they all refer to the same concept of a substance that has a specific function or effect within a system. Using synonyms for active agent can help to avoid repetition and enhance understanding in technical writing or scientific communication.

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What are the hypernyms for Active agent?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • Francis Bacon long ago called attention to the play of predispositions or prejudices in man's life when he wrote of four "Idols," or types of false opinion, that man must avoid if he wishes to attain sound judgements. ...1. are those false opinions which, by the very nature of man himself, are likely to distort and discolor his judgements. Bacon recognized "the mind" as an active agent that tended to project its own whims and desires into its surroundings... therefore... man, collectively speaking, tends to be anthropocentric or "man-centered" in his investigations of nature. 2. are those errors which the individual makes in consequence of his peculiar or personal temperament and background. Each individual has been inevitably, if not unduly, influenced by certain traditions, authorities, and the like which have been especially admired in the particular "cave" or locality where his values came about as a reflection of what his associates valued. 3. are those errors which arise as a result of the ways we confuse one another, especially through the nonrigorous and vague or ambiguous use of language. Bacon recognized that language does not necessarily reflect either the content or the structure of reality, that it is quite possible to create "names" for nonexistent things. Men may think that reason governs the use of words; but in reality it is often words which govern reason. 4. are those errors or false opinions imbedded in an uncritically accepted tradition. Thus, pride of race, exaggerated nationalism, or perverted patriotism may become the essential traditions of a culture; and in some communities children grow up in a climate of social snobbery, narrow sectarianism in religion, and strict partisanism in politics. Bacon believed that "the power of reason" gave man the ability to rise above prejudice.
    Francis Bacon

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