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antagonist
English
Etymology
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (antag?nist?s, “opponent”) (???? (antí, “against”) + ????????? (ag?nist?s, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ?????????????? (antag?nízesthai, “antagonize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æn?tæ??n?st/
Noun
antagonist (plural antagonists)
- An opponent or enemy.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- our antagonists in these controversies
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
- (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
- 2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
- (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
- (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
- A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
Antonyms
- protagonist
- agonist (biochemistry)
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- stagnation
Danish
Noun
antagonist c (singular definite antagonisten, plural indefinite antagonister)
- (literature) antagonist
Declension
Synonyms
- skurk
Further reading
- “antagonist” in Den Danske Ordbog
Romanian
Etymology
From French antagoniste, from Latin antagonista.
Adjective
antagonist m or n (feminine singular antagonist?, masculine plural antagoni?ti, feminine and neuter plural antagoniste)
- antagonist
Declension
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aprepitant
English
Etymology
From [Term?] +? -pitant (“neurokinin NK1 receptor antagonist”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??p??p.?t.?nt/
Noun
aprepitant (countable and uncountable, plural aprepitants)
- (pharmacology) An antiemetic drug C23H21F7N4O3 taken orally to prevent nausea and vomiting occurring as a consequence of cancer chemotherapy or surgery. It acts as an antagonist of receptors for substance P. It is often taken in combination with other antiemetic drugs and is marketed under the trademark Emend.
Translations
Derived terms
- fosaprepitant
References
- “aprepitant”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- aprepitanto, aprepitante
Noun
aprepitant m (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) aprepitant (drug used to prevent nausea following chemotherapy)
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