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US
/ˈæɡənɪst/
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NOUN
- someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
- (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
- the principal character in a work of fiction
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a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist
How To Use agonist In A Sentence
- The game's protagonist, Laharl, a self-absorbed demon who also happens to be prince to the throne of the netherworld, is as unlikely a ‘hero’ as one could expect.
- It's here that he rails for the umpteenth time against lesser critics who have dared to suggest that his boisterous, agonistic account of writerly influence might be weighted in favour of a certain masculinist tradition. The Anatomy of Influence by Harold Bloom – review
- In maieutic fiction, the protagonist is faced with a problem that requires a reflective reevaluation of self, with resolution achieved not by action but by realisation, in an epiphany that is not gnosis but rather logos. Archive 2009-07-01
- The Christian conspectus or theatre in the old sense has a happy ending, whether the protagonist triumphs or is damned, because God's justice has been done.
- The story, though shadowy, is starting to form in my head, as are the protagonists and antagonists. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Is NaNo a NoNo?
- Leukotriene receptor antagonist is a new drug to treat allergic rhinitis.
- My group also developed bombesin antagonists aimed at decreasing Andrew V. Schally - Autobiography
- I think you were dumbly trying to convey antagonist or even an antipathist moron. ZDNET.com.au
- So essentially antagonistic class interests sharing the same region find themselves allying with each other in their mutual self-interests.
- Though I’d argue that what you term stylistic urban fantasy also offers a wider range of protagonists than the stereotypical straight white “can-do” male. The new urban fantasy. Same as the old urban fantasy?