| Pronunciation: | | 'agunist
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[n] a muscle that contracts while another relaxes |
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AGONIST is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | antagonistic muscle |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. ?.]
One who contends for the prize in public games. [R.]
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a drug capable of combining with receptors to initiate an action that can be known in advance. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- Any molecule that improves the activity of a different molecule; e.g., a hormone, which acts as an agonist when it binds to its receptor, thus triggering a biochemical response.
- A drug that both binds to receptors and has an intrinsic effect.
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