agonist
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistēs, “combatant, champion”)
Noun [edit]
agonist (plural agonists)
- Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
- The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
- "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
- (biochemistry) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
- "acetylcholine is an agonist at the a cholinergic receptor"
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
someone involved in a contest or battle
a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
