Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: agonist, protagonist

'agonist'

[protagonist.n.02] as in: the principal character in a work of fiction

'agonist'

[agonist.n.02] as in: someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)

'agonist'

[agonist.n.03] as in: a muscle that contracts while another relaxes

Examples:
when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist

'agonist'

[agonist.n.04] as in: (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction

Origins

					agonist (English)
└── ἀγωνιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── ἀγωνίζομαι (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἀγών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))