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The answer AGONIST has 7 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of agonist in various dictionaries:
noun - the principal character in a work of fiction
noun - someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
noun - a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
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| A substance which initiates a physiological response when combined with a receptor. |
| A muscle whose contraction moves a part of the body directly. |
| One involved in a struggle or competition. |
| Physiology A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by another muscle, the antagonist. |
| Biochemistry 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. |
| a muscle that moves a part of the body by contracting ( becoming shorter) |
| a substance that combines with a receptor and causes a change or reaction in the body: |
| a protagonist |
| (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction |
| a muscle that contracts while another relaxes |
| Agonist description |
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| An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response. Whereas an agonist causes an action, an antagonist blocks the action of the agonist, and an inverse agonist causes an action opposite to that of the agonist. |