Agonist

noun
'æɡənɪst

Noun

  • a muscle that contracts while another relaxes

    “when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist”

  • the principal character in a work of fiction

    Similar:Protagonist
    Type of:Character

  • (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction

    Type of:Drug

  • someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)

    Type of:Contestant

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