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superagonist

superagonist noun: an agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.

Noun

superagonist (plural superagonists)

  1. An agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.

Forms of superagonist

pluralsuperagonists

Origin of superagonist

From super- + agonist.

Words formed from superagonist

Questions about superagonist

What does superagonist mean?
Superagonist means an agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.
What part of speech is superagonist?
Superagonist is a noun.
What is the plural of superagonist?
The plural of superagonist is superagonists.

Words near superagonist in the dictionary

  1. superaggregations
  2. superaggressive
  3. superagile
  4. superagility
  5. superagonism
  6. superagonist
  7. superagonistic
  8. superagonistically
  9. superagonists
  10. superagrarian
  11. superalert

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