agonist
agonist[ˈagənɪst]noun- (Biochemistry)a substance which initiates a physiological response when combined with a receptor
(生化)兴奋剂。 比较 antagonist
- (Anatomy)a muscle whose contraction moves a part of the body directly
(剖)主缩肌,主动肌。 比较 antagonist
- another term for protagonist
同 protagonist
派生agonismnoun语源- early 20th cent.: from Greek agōnistēs 'contestant' (a sense reflected in English in the early 17th cent.), from agōn 'contest'
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