Agent and Substance

Agent

Agent noun - A substance that exerts some force or effect.

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Substance and agent are semantically related in material topic. In some cases you can use "Substance" instead a noun "Agent".

Nearby Words: agency, agential

Substance noun - The basic elements from which something can be developed.

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Agent and substance are semantically related in material topic. Sometimes you can use "Agent" instead a noun "Substance".

known	known agent	known substance
special	special agent	special substance
certain	certain agent	certain substance
alien	alien agent	alien substance
Other adjectives: single, powerful, actual, real, evil, black, capable, new, deadly, mysterious, unknown, titular, foreign, eponymous.

The source of the transforming substance is the queen of Phoros, who got transformed by a cursed scarab planted by an agent of Darkfall.

Source: Franchise / Thunderscape
Cohle also suffers the effects of multiple substance abuse, both current and former, mostly due to an overlong period as a DEA undercover agent.

Source: Defective Detective
Recycled Premise: The substance-dissolving MacGuffin and the spy with a Secret Identity and romance problems were all in Agent Cody Banks.

Source: Film / The Spy Next Door

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