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Antagonist - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Antagonist : (noun)
1: someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, opponent,
opposer, resister] [ant: agonist]
2: a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending
the elbow the triceps are the antagonist"
3: a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of
another drug [ant: synergist]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Antagonist : \An*tag"o*nist\, a.
Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools
of philosophy.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Antagonist : \An*tag"o*nist\, n. [L. antagonista, Gr. ?; ? against
_ ? combatant, champion, fr. ?: cf. F. antagoniste. See
Antagonism.]
1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an
adversary; an opponent.
Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King. --Milton.
Our antagonists in these controversies. --Hooker.
2. (Anat.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a
flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an
extensor, which extends it.
3. (Med.) A medicine which opposes the action of another
medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or
tissues.
Syn: Adversary; enemy; opponent; toe; competitor. See
Adversary.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Antagonist : Antagonist: In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas another hormone called glucagon
raises it; therefore, insulin and glucagon are antagonists.
An antagonist is the opposite of an agonist which stimulates an action. Antagonists and agonists are key players in pharmacology and in the chemistry of the human body.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Antagonist |
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