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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

agonist

/ag-uh-nist/US // ˈæg ə nɪst //UK // (ˈæɡənɪst) //

促效剂,赞成剂,激动剂,赞成者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
    • : a person who is torn by inner conflict.
    • : Physiology. a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle.Compare antagonist.
    • : Pharmacology. a chemical substance capable of activating a receptor to induce a full or partial pharmacological response.Compare antagonist.

Examples

  • Agonist, ag′o-nist, n. one who contends for a prize in public games.

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