agonist
NOUN
/æɡənɪst/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
agonist is a valid 7-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1G2O1N1I1S1T1
1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does agonist mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
The principal character in a work of fiction.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
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2
A muscle that contracts while another relaxes.
“when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist”
BROADER
3
(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
BROADER
4
Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon).
ANTONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
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Anagrams of agonist
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