agonist

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/ˈæɡəˌnɪst/

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/ˈæɡəˌnɪst/ · /ˈeɪ̯ɡəˌnɪst/

Definition of agonist

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noun

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noun

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.”
A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

“Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.”

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Borrowed from Latin agōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”). By surface analysis, agon or agony + -ist.

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