1. element 2. One who acts for someone else; an agent. 3. A person or firm that accepts accounts receivable as security for short-term loans. 4. 5. The rate increased by a factor of ten. 6. A gene. No longer in technical usage. 7. A substance that functions in a specific biochemical reaction or bodily process, such as blood coagulation. 8. To determine or indicate explicitly the factors of. 9. We factored sick days and vacations in when we prepared the work schedule.
