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agonist
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ag·o·nist  (g-nst)
n.
1. One involved in a struggle or competition.
2. Physiology A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by another muscle, the antagonist.
3. Biochemistry A drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance.

[Late Latin agnista, contender, from Greek agnists, from agn, contest; see agony.]

agonist  (g-nst)
1. A muscle that actively contracts to produce a desired movement.
2. A chemical substance, especially a drug, that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic response. Compare antagonist.

agonist
one who contends for a prize in public games. — agonistic, agonistical, adj.
See also: Athletics
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Noun1.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
adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister, opponent - someone who offers opposition
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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