Dictionary Check: agonist
"agonist" is a valid word!
Scrabble
8
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Words with Friends
10
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Definition
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
Example:
"when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist"
noun
(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
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