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Noun
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1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
2. A muscle that contracts while another relaxes.

#: "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"

1. biochemistry A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

#: "acetylcholine is an agonist at the a cholinergic receptor"

Derived terms
agonistical
agonistics
antagonist
protagonist

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