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agonists

agonists is the plural of agonist.

Meaning of agonist

Noun

agonist (plural agonists)

  1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
    • When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.
  3. A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
    • Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.

Phrases with agonists

Questions about agonists

What is agonists the plural of?
Agonists is the plural of agonist.

Words near agonists in the dictionary

  1. agonistic monoclonal antibody
  2. agonistical
  3. agonistically
  4. Agonistici
  5. agonistics
  6. agonists
  7. agonization
  8. agonizations
  9. agonize
  10. agonized
  11. agonizedly

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