agonist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪ̯ɡəˌnɪst/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈæɡəˌnɪst/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”). By surface analysis, agon or agony + -ist.
Meanings
- Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
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The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.
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A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agonists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
agonistical · coagonist · agonistics · tritagonist · protagonist · co-agonist · superagonist · deuteragonist · inverse agonist · antagonist
Descendants
Translations (18)
fi vaikuttajalihas (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes) · fi agonisti (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · pl agonista (someone involved in a contest or battle) · fi agonisti (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes) · id agonis (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · fi taistelija (someone involved in a contest or battle) · cs agonista (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · id agonis (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes) · eo agonisto (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · ko 작용제 (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · cmn 激動劑 /激动剂 (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · pt agonista (someone involved in a contest or battle) · pt agonista (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes) · cmn 拮抗劑 /拮抗剂 (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · pl agonistka (someone involved in a contest or battle) · pl agonista (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · sv agonist (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) · pt agonista (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)