agonist
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ag·o·nist
(ăg′ə-nĭst)n.
1. Physiology A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by another muscle, the antagonist.
2. A substance that can combine with a receptor on a cell to initiate signal transduction.
3. One involved in a struggle or competition.
[Late Latin agōnista, contender, from Greek agōnistēs, from agōn, contest; see agony.]
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agonist
(ˈæɡənɪst)n
1. (Physiology) any muscle that is opposed in action by another muscle. Compare antagonist2
2. a competitor, as in an agon
[C17: from Greek agōn agon]
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ag•o•nist
(ˈæg ə nɪst)n.
1. a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., esp. the protagonist in a literary work.
2. a person who is torn by inner conflict.
3. a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle. Compare antagonist (def. 3).
4. a chemical substance capable of activating a receptor to induce a full or partial pharmacological response. Compare antagonist (def. 5).
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ag·o·nist
(ăg′ə-nĭst) A muscle that actively contracts to produce a desired movement. Compare antagonist.
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agonist
one who contends for a prize in public games. — agonistic, agonistical, adj.
See also: Athletics-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | agonist - the principal character in a work of fiction antihero - a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) |
2. | agonist - someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) contestant - a person who participates in competitions | |
3. | agonist - a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist" antagonistic muscle - (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles" | |
4. | agonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry |
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