causal agent
cause
causal agency | any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results |
dramatic production
dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
| production | (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law, the appellate court demanded the production of all documents |
| production | the act or process of producing something, Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous, the production of white blood cells |
| production | the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services |
| production | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale, he introduced more efficient methods of production |
| mass production | the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) |
boring
drilling
oil production | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
art
artistic creation
artistic production | the creation of beautiful or significant things, art does not need to be innovative to be good, I was never any good at art, he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully |
| alkylating agent | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
alpha blocker
alpha-blocker
alpha-adrenergic blocker
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors, used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder |
anesthetic
anaesthetic
anesthetic agent
anaesthetic agent | a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations |
antifungal
antifungal agent
fungicide
antimycotic
antimycotic agent | any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi |
antispasmodic
spasmolytic
antispasmodic agent | a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) |
antiviral
antiviral agent
antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
beta blocker
beta-blocking agent
beta-adrenergic blocker
beta-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia, decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system |
blocker
blocking agent | a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
cleansing agent
cleanser
cleaner | a preparation used in cleaning something |
immunogen
immunizing agent | any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body |
major tranquilizer
major tranquillizer
major tranquilliser
antipsychotic drug
antipsychotic agent
antipsychotic
neuroleptic drug
neuroleptic agent
neuroleptic | tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired |
product
production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process, they improve their product every year, they export most of their agricultural production |
production line
assembly line
line | mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it |
| psychotropic agent | a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness |
thrombolytic
thrombolytic agent
clot buster | a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle |
tranquilizer
tranquillizer
tranquilliser
antianxiety agent
ataractic drug
ataractic agent
ataractic | a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity |
agentive role
agent | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
| production order | an order that initiates the manufacturing process |
berating
blowing up | a severe rebuke, he deserved the berating that the coach gave him |
| production | a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television, have you seen the new production of Hamlet? |
theatrical production
staging | the production of a drama on the stage |
| speaking speech production | the utterance of intelligible speech |
| production | a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated, she tends to make a big production out of nothing |
| agent bank | a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank |
lead bank
agent bank | a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests |
| transfer agent | an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates |
| agent | an active and efficient cause, capable of producing a certain effect, their research uncovered new disease agents |
biological agent
biohazard | any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare |
infectious agent
infective agent | an agent capable of producing infection |
| lethal agent | an agent capable of causing death |
ticket agent
booking clerk | someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) |
actor's agent
theatrical agent | a business agent for an actor |
adjuster
adjustor
claims adjuster
claims adjustor
claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
agent factor
broker | a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission |
| agent | a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations |
| business agent | an agent who handles business affairs for another, especially one who deals with employers |
| literary agent | an agent who represents an author in dealings with publishers |
| agent-in-place | an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target |
agent provocateur
provocateur | a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts |
| book agent | a book salesman |
booker
booking agent | someone who engages a person or company for performances |
| bridge agent | an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area |
county agent
agricultural agent
extension agent | an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics |
| customer agent | a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale |
| double agent | a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries |
| employment agent | someone who runs an employment agency |
| espionage agent | someone employed to spy on another country or business competitor |
| foreign agent | a spy for a foreign country |
free agent
free spirit
freewheeler | someone acting freely or even irresponsibly |
| free agent | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team |
| freight agent | an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods |
| government agent | a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government |
G-man
FBI agent
government man | a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
highjacker
highwayman
hijacker
road agent | a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it |
| Indian agent | a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations) |
| inquiry agent | a private detective |
insurance broker
insurance agent
general agent underwriter | an agent who sells insurance |
| land agent | a person who administers a landed estate |
| law agent | a solicitor in Scotland |
| mill agent | the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership |
narc
nark narcotics agent | a lawman concerned with narcotics violations |
| agent federal agent | any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau |
| parliamentary agent | a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament |
press agent
publicity man
public relations man
PR man | someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) |
| purchasing agent | an agent who purchases goods or services for another |
real estate broker
real estate agent
estate agent
land agent house agent | a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land, in England they call a real estate agent a land agent |
secret agent
intelligence officer
intelligence agent
operative | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government |
| selling agent | someone who sells goods (on commission) for others |
| shipping agent | the agent of a shipowner |
| special agent | someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform |
spy
undercover agent | (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors |
stationmaster
station agent | the person in charge of a railway station |
| talent agent | an agent who represents performers |
tax collector
taxman
exciseman
collector of internal revenue
internal revenue agent | someone who collects taxes for the government |
tollkeeper
tollman
tollgatherer
toll collector
toll taker
toll agent
toller | someone employed to collect tolls |
| travel agent | someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers |
universal agent
general agent | someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal |
| production cost | combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods |
| blowing | processing that involves blowing a gas |
pair production
pair creation
pair formation | the transformation of a gammaay photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus |
| steel production | making steel from pig iron |
output
yield
production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time), production was up in the second quarter |
| Agent Orange | a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas |
adhesive material
adhesive agent
adhesive | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together |
| activating agent | (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral |
active agent
active | chemical agent capable of activity |
| agent | a substance that exerts some force or effect |
bleaching agent
bleach
blanching agent
whitener | an agent that makes things white or colorless |
| chemical agent | an agent that produces chemical reactions |
desiccant
drying agent
drier
siccative | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
oxidant
oxidizer
oxidiser
oxidizing agent | a substance that oxidizes another substance |