agonist

noun

Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
The muscle that contracts while the other relaxes.
"When bending the elbow, the biceps is the agonist."
A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
"Acetylcholine is an agonist at the cholinergic receptor."

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