antagonists
Meaning of antagonists
noun
- An opponent or enemy.
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
- 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.
- A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
Information about antagonists
- It is a name.
- The singular form of antagonists is: antagonist.
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Hyphenation of antagonists
an-tag-o-nists
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- antagonists is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
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