agent vs vasoconstrictor

vasoconstrictor vs agent

agent and vasoconstrictor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
agent	Yes	No	No	No
vasoconstrictor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vasoconstrictor is a hyponym of agent; that is, vasoconstrictor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than agent:

agent: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
vasoconstrictor: any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure

Other hyponyms of agent include pressor, vasoconstrictive, biohazard, biological agent, eliminator, impairer, infectious agent, infective agent, lethal agent, motor, mutagen, enlivener, invigorator, quickener, relaxer, represser, repressor, retardant, retardation, retardent, satisfier, shortener, stressor, teratogen, transmitter, vector, weakener.

agent (noun)	vasoconstrictor (noun)
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause	any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
a substance that exerts some force or effect

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