agonist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”).

Noun

agonist (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) 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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Translations

someone involved in a contest or battle

Finnish: taistelija (fi)

Portuguese: agonista (pt) m or f

a muscle that contracts while another relaxes

Finnish: vaikuttajalihas, agonisti (fi)

Portuguese: agonista (pt) m

molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell

Czech: agonista (cs) m
Esperanto: agonisto
Finnish: agonisti (fi)

Portuguese: agonista (pt) m
Swedish: agonist (sv)

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