Agonist

//ˈæ.ɡɘ.nɪst//

Synonyms for "agonist" (2 found)

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Closest matches (1)

protagonist

Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

protagonist

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

6 entries

antagonistic muscle character contestant drug fictional character fictitious character

Antonyms

1 entries

antagonist

Synonyms

1 entries

protagonist

coordinate

2 entries

antagonist blocker

derived

10 entries

agonistical agonistics antagonist co-agonist coagonist deuteragonist inverse agonist protagonist superagonist tritagonist

has context

1 entries

biochemistry

is a

3 entries

antagonistic muscle contestant drug

related to

8 entries

agon contest contracts molecule muscle physiological protagonist receptor

Translations

18 translations across 9 languages.

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

拮抗劑 /拮抗剂 noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)
激動劑 /激动剂 noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Czech

1 entries

agonista noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Esperanto

1 entries

agonisto noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Finnish

4 entries

agonisti noun (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes)
agonisti noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)
taistelija noun (someone involved in a contest or battle)
vaikuttajalihas noun (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes)

Indonesian

2 entries

agonis noun (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes)
agonis noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Korean

1 entries

작용제 noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Polish

3 entries

agonista noun (someone involved in a contest or battle)
agonista noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)
agonistka noun (someone involved in a contest or battle)

Portuguese

3 entries

agonista noun (someone involved in a contest or battle)
agonista noun (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes)
agonista noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Swedish

1 entries

agonist noun (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.

Source: wiktionary

Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.

Source: wiktionary

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