"agonist" meaning in English

See agonist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: agonists [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin agōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”). By surface analysis, agon or agony + -ist. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|agōnista}} Latin agōnista, {{der|en|grc|ἀγωνιστής||combatant, champion}} Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”), {{surf|en|agon or agony|-ist}} By surface analysis, agon or agony + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} agonist (plural agonists)
  1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist. Translations (someone involved in a contest or battle): taistelija (Finnish), agonista [masculine] (Polish), agonistka [feminine] (Polish), agonista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
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  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes. Translations (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes): vaikuttajalihas (Finnish), agonisti (Finnish), agonis (Indonesian), agonista [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-agonist-en-noun-W-tbxpTz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 25 42 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 47 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 32 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 35 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of 'a muscle that contracts while another relaxes': 3 93 4
  3. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Pharmacology Translations (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell): 激動劑 /激动剂 (jīdòngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 拮抗劑 /拮抗剂 (jiékàngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), agonista [masculine] (Czech), agonisto (Esperanto), agonisti (Finnish), agonis (Indonesian), 작용제 (jagyongje) (alt: 作用劑) (Korean), agonista [masculine] (Polish), agonista [masculine] (Portuguese), agonist (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-agonist-en-noun-zLpSS~VX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 42 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 41 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 37 37 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 32 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 35 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 37 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 37 26 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, pharmacology, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell': 3 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: agonistical, agonistics, antagonist, co-agonist, coagonist, deuteragonist, inverse agonist, protagonist, superagonist, tritagonist

Inflected forms

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          "muscle",
          "muscle"
        ],
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          "contracts",
          "contracts"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Biochemistry",
        "en:Pharmacology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biochemistry",
          "biochemistry"
        ],
        [
          "pharmacology",
          "pharmacology"
        ],
        [
          "molecule",
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        ],
        [
          "receptor",
          "receptor"
        ],
        [
          "physiological",
          "physiological"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biochemistry",
        "biology",
        "chemistry",
        "medicine",
        "microbiology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "pharmacology",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "someone involved in a contest or battle",
      "word": "taistelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone involved in a contest or battle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agonista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "someone involved in a contest or battle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "agonistka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "someone involved in a contest or battle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agonista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a muscle that contracts while another relaxes",
      "word": "vaikuttajalihas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a muscle that contracts while another relaxes",
      "word": "agonisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a muscle that contracts while another relaxes",
      "word": "agonis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a muscle that contracts while another relaxes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agonista"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīdòngjì",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "激動劑 /激动剂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiékàngjì",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "拮抗劑 /拮抗剂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agonista"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "agonisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "agonisti"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "agonis"
    },
    {
      "alt": "作用劑",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jagyongje",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "작용제"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agonista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agonista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell",
      "word": "agonist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "agonist"
}

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