agonist

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• /ˈæɡəˌnɪst/
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• /ˈeɪ̯ɡəˌnɪst/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising
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Borrowed from Latin agōnista, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “combatant, champion”). By surface analysis, agon or agony + -ist.

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: taistelija — someone involved in a contest or battle
• Polish: agonista — someone involved in a contest or battle
• Polish: agonistka — someone involved in a contest or battle
• Portuguese: agonista — someone involved in a contest or battle
• Finnish: vaikuttajalihas — a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
• Finnish: agonisti — a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
• Indonesian: agonis — a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
• Portuguese: agonista — a muscle that contracts while another relaxes
• Chinese Mandarin: 激動劑 /激动剂 (jīdòngjì) — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Chinese Mandarin: 拮抗劑 /拮抗剂 (jiékàngjì) — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Czech: agonista — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Esperanto: agonisto — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Finnish: agonisti — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Indonesian: agonis — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Korean: 작용제 (jagyongje) — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Polish: agonista — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Portuguese: agonista — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell
• Swedish: agonist — molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell