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A muscle that contracts while another relaxes
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agonist
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Agonist \Ag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. ?.] One who contends for the prize in public games. [R.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1876, in writings on Greek drama, from Greek agonistes , literally "combatant in the games" (see agony ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Agonist (from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής: agōnistēs, “combatant, champion”) may refer to: a person engaged in a contest or struggle (see agon ) an advocate of the political theory of agonism (or "agonistic pluralism"). Agonist , a substance that binds to a ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the principal character in a work of fiction [syn: protagonist ] someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) [ant: adversary ] a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist" (biochemistry) ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon). 2 The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes. 3 (context biochemistry English) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
Usage examples of agonist.
Everybody is an agonist in one of Fate's time-worn games on the earth, and winning or losing is not what it seems to be in the judgement of others, but as judged by the player himself.
A receptor agonist tailored for gerontological wards, it stimulates interest in the new: combined with MDMA, it's a component of the street cocktail called sensawunda.
Lucy can’t spend the rest of her life paranoid that people are going to find out she has a brain tumor and is on some type of dopamine agonist to keep it under control.
It comes packaged with a special agent—a bradykinin agonist called 'Neurolax'—which increases the permeability of the blood-brain barrier by activating B2 receptors on the endothelial cells of the brain's capillaries.