agonist

Borrowed from Latin agōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”).^[1][2] By surface analysis, agon or agony^[2] +‎ -ist.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæɡəˌnɪst/

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    • (Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ̯ɡəˌnɪst/
• Hyphenation: ag‧o‧nist

agonist (plural agonists)

1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.

   When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.

4. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

   Coordinate terms: antagonist, blocker

   Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.

• → Polish: agonista

• agonist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed from French agoniste.

agonist m (plural agoniști)

1. agonist