agonist
/ag-uh-nist/US // ˈæg ə nɪst //UK // (ˈæɡənɪst) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : 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.
- : Pharmacology. a chemical substance capable of activating a receptor to induce a full or partial pharmacological response.Compare antagonist.
Examples
Agonist, ag′o-nist, n. one who contends for a prize in public games.
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