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co-agonist

co-agonist noun: a drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.

Noun

co-agonist (plural co-agonists)

  1. A drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.

Forms of co-agonist

pluralco-agonists

Origin of co-agonist

From co- + agonist.

Questions about co-agonist

What does co-agonist mean?
Co-agonist means a drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.
What part of speech is co-agonist?
Co-agonist is a noun.
What is the plural of co-agonist?
The plural of co-agonist is co-agonists.

Words near co-agonist in the dictionary

  1. co-administrations
  2. co-administrator
  3. co-administrators
  4. co-affine
  5. co-affines
  6. co-agonist
  7. co-agonists
  8. co-amilofruse
  9. co-amilozide
  10. co-amoxiclav
  11. co-amplified

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