AGENNESIS
Ag`en*ne"sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Impotence; sterility.
AGENT
A"gent, a. Etym: [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to
Gr. aka to drive, Skr. aj.
Defn: Actingpatient, or sustaining, action. [Archaic] "The body agent." Bacon.
AGENT
A"gent, n.
1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor. Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill. Dryden.
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; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
AGENTIAL
A*gen"tial, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency. Fitzed. Hall.