transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-gə-nist ]
noun
Etymology: Late Latin agonista competitor, from Greek agōnistēs, from agōnizesthai to contend, from agōn
Date: circa 1623
1. : one that is engaged in a struggle
2.
[from antagonist ]
a. : a muscle that is controlled by the action of an antagonist with which it is paired
b. : a chemical substance capable of combining with a specific receptor on a cell and initiating the same reaction or activity typically produced by the binding endogenous substance
dopaminergic agonist s
— compare antagonist 2b