"agonism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈæɡ.əˌnɪz.əm/ Forms: agonisms [plural]
Etymology: agon + -ism, from Latin agōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|agon|ism}} agon + -ism, {{uder|en|la|agōn}} Latin agōn, {{uder|en|grc|ἀγών||contest}} Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn, “contest”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} agonism (plural agonisms)
  1. Competitive struggle (especially political).
    Sense id: en-agonism-en-noun-krrElXYB
  2. (biochemistry) The relationship between an agonist and a receptor. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (relationship between an agonist and a receptor): agonismo [masculine] (Italian), agonismo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-agonism-en-noun-4aru6yvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 45 55 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 42 58 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'relationship between an agonist and a receptor': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: photoagonism Related terms: antagonism, agonist, coagonism

Inflected forms

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