Protonix Linked to Hip Fractures. Protonix (generic: pantoprazole) is just one of a few antacid medications that are called proton pump inhibitors. Other common proton pump inhibitor drugs include Aciphex, Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec. Protonix is manufactured by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories and gained FDA approval in 2000.
Secret Service. The U.S. Secret Service (USSS) is a government agency charged with preventing counterfeiting and protecting the president of the United States, other high-ranking government officials, and presidential candidates. From its establishment in 1865 until March 1, 2003, the Secret Service was housed within the Treasury Department.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative (noun). a person secretly employed in espionage for a government. private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock (adj).