agonistic defined
agonist, ag′o-nist, n. one who contends for a prize in public games. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various British Dictionary definitions for agonist Expand Definition of agonistic - polemical; combative, relating to or acting as an agonist. Definition of agonistic - polemical; combative, relating to or acting as an agonist. dictionary 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. a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work. 2. a person who is torn by inner conflict. 3. Physiology. a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle. ‘To do so is to embrace an agonistic romanticism of perpetually unfulfilled longing and desire.’ ‘The agonistic approach can create an atmosphere of defensiveness and fear - we saw it here over the foreshore and seabed debate.’ Efficacy spectrum of receptor ligands. 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. Agonist definition, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work. See more. agonist. 1  a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work. 2  a person who is torn by inner conflict. 3  Physiology. a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle. Compare antagonist (def 3). Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cite This Source agonist ag·o·nist (āg'ə-nĭst) n. A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by an antagonistic muscle. A substance that can combine with a cell receptor to produce a reaction typical for that substance.
A contracting muscle that is resisted or counteracted by an antagonistic muscle.