Found 2 items, similar to Agonist.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: agonist agonist n 1: the principal character in a work of fiction [syn: protagonist] 2: someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon) [ant: adversary] 3: a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; “when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist” 4: (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
English → English (gcide) Definition: Agonist Agonist \Ag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. ?.] One who contends for the prize in public games. [R.] [1913 Webster]