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agonist
/'æɡənɪst/
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  1. noun
    the principal character in a work of fiction

    Similar: 

    protagonist
  2. noun
    a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
    "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
  3. noun
    (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
    type of:
    drug
  4. noun
    someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
    Opposite:
    antagonist
    type of:
    contestant
Examples of agonist
  • "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
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