antagonist
has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,pharmacology
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[ noun ] someone who offers opposition
Used in print (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)Miller ( ' 50 ) is the principal antagonist of this viewpoint . Related terms agonist person enemy dueler Luddite Antichrist withstander oppose resist oppose |
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[ noun ] (pharmacology) a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a muscle that relaxes while another contracts
Examples "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist" Related terms |
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