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Meaning of agonist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈæ.ɡɘ.nɪst

Definitions

  1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
  3. A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

Equivalents

Čeština agonista
Ελληνικά αγωνιστής
Suomi agonisti taistelija vaikuttajalihas
Bahasa Indonesia agonis
한국어 작용제
Polski agonista
Português agonista

Examples

“When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.”
“Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

agonistarch agonistes agonistic agonistic monoclonal antibody Agonistici agonistics

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