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agonist

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

Portuguêsagonista
6 more languages
Češtinaagonista
Ελληνικάαγωνιστής
Suomiagonistitaistelijavaikuttajalihas
Bahasa Indonesiaagonis
한국어작용제
Polskiagonista

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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