AGONIST

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Definition

noun
  1. Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
  2. The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
    “When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist.”
  3. A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
    “Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor.”

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