agonist
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”).
Noun
editagonist (plural agonists)
- Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
- The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
- When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.
- (biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
- Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editsomeone involved in a contest or battle
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a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
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molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French agoniste.
Noun
editagonist m (plural agoniști)
Declension
editDeclension of agonist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) agonist | agonistul | (niște) agoniști | agoniștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) agonist | agonistului | (unor) agoniști | agoniștilor |
vocative | agonistule | agoniștilor |
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