agonist
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1. (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | drug, |
definition | : | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | biochemistry, |
definition | : | the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry (noun.cognition) |
2. a muscle that contracts while another relaxes (noun.body)
hypernym | : | antagonistic muscle, |
definition | : | (physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another (noun.body) |
3. someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) (noun.person)
hypernym | : | contestant, |
definition | : | a person who participates in competitions (noun.person) |
4. the principal character in a work of fiction (noun.person)
hyponym | : | antihero, |
definition | : | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) (noun.person) |
5. someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) (noun.person)
derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
derivation | : | agonistic, |
definition | : | of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece (adj.pert) |
6. the principal character in a work of fiction (noun.person)
derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
7. someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) (noun.person)
derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
derivation | : | agonistic, |
definition | : | of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece (adj.pert) |
8. the principal character in a work of fiction (noun.person)
derivation | : | agony, torment, torture, |
definition | : | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain (noun.feeling) |
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