agonist

[ ag-uh-nist ]

/ ˈæg ə nɪst /

noun

a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.

a person who is torn by inner conflict.

Physiology. a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle.Compare antagonist (def. 3).

Pharmacology. a chemical substance capable of activating a receptor to induce a full or partial pharmacological response.Compare antagonist (def. 5).

Origin of agonist

1620–30; <Late Latin agōnista<Greek agōnistḗs contestant, equivalent to agṓnagon + -istēs-ist

Words nearby agonist

agone, gone coon, a, a goner, agonic, agonic line, agonist, agonistic, agonize, agonized, agonizing, agony

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Example sentences from the Web for agonist

Agonist, ag′o-nist, n. one who contends for a prize in public games.
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British Dictionary definitions for agonist

agonist

/ (ˈæɡənɪst) /

noun

any muscle that is opposed in action by another muscleCompare antagonist (def. 2)

a competitor, as in an agon

Word Origin for agonist

C17: from Greek agōn agon

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Medical definitions for agonist

agonist

[ ăg′ə-nĭst ]

n.

A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by an antagonistic muscle.

A substance that can combine with a cell receptor to produce a reaction typical for that substance.

Scientific definitions for agonist

agonist

[ ăg′ə-nĭst ]

A muscle that actively contracts to produce a desired movement.

A chemical substance, especially a drug, that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic response. Compare antagonist.

单词	agonist
释义	agonist [ ag-uh-nist ] / ˈæg ə nɪst / noun a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work. a person who is torn by inner conflict. Physiology. a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle.Compare antagonist (def. 3). Pharmacology. a chemical substance capable of activating a receptor to induce a full or partial pharmacological response.Compare antagonist (def. 5). Origin of agonist 1620–30; <Late Latin agōnista<Greek agōnistḗs contestant, equivalent to agṓnagon + -istēs-ist Words nearby agonist agone, gone coon, a, a goner, agonic, agonic line, agonist, agonistic, agonize, agonized, agonizing, agony Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for agonist Agonist, ag′o-nist, n. one who contends for a prize in public games. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for agonist agonist / (ˈæɡənɪst) / noun any muscle that is opposed in action by another muscleCompare antagonist (def. 2) a competitor, as in an agon Word Origin for agonist C17: from Greek agōn agon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for agonist agonist [ ăg′ə-nĭst ] n. A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by an antagonistic muscle. A substance that can combine with a cell receptor to produce a reaction typical for that substance. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for agonist agonist [ ăg′ə-nĭst ] A muscle that actively contracts to produce a desired movement. A chemical substance, especially a drug, that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic response. Compare antagonist. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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