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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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inhibitor
English
Etymology
inhibit +? -or
Noun
inhibitor (plural inhibitors)
- One who or that which inhibits.
- I found daily meditation to be a useful inhibitor of negative thoughts.
- (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
- (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- catalyst
Czech
Noun
inhibitor m
- inhibitor
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.x?i?b?i.t?r/
Noun
inhibitor m inan
- (chemistry) inhibitor
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) inhibitorowy
Further reading
- inhibitor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French inhibiteur
Noun
inhibitor m (plural inhibitori)
- inhibitor
Declension
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