AGONIST
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Definition
- noun the principal character in a work of fiction.
— synonyms: protagonist
- noun someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
- noun a muscle that contracts while another relaxes.
- noun (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Examples
- “When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.”
- “Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.”
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