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AGONISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Struggling for effect
Example:
agonistic poses
Synonyms:
agonistic; strained
Classified under:
Similar:
affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Striving to overcome in argument
Example:
a dialectical and agonistic approach
Synonyms:
agonistic; agonistical; combative
Classified under:
Similar:
competitive; competitory (involving competition or competitiveness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
agon (a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes)
Derivation:
agonist (someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon))
Context examples:
Glicaramide also exerts peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) agonistic activity.
(Glicaramide, NCI Thesaurus)
An ergot derivative with agonistic activity for alpha-adrenergic, serotonergic, and dopaminergic receptors.
(Dihydroergotamine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of apraclonidine, a clonidine derivative with selective alpha-2-adrenergic agonistic property.
(Apraclonidine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A clonidine derivative with selective alpha-2-adrenergic agonistic activity.
(Apraclonidine, NCI Thesaurus)
An agonistic monoclonal antibody against receptor OX40 (CD134), with potential immunostimulatory activity.
(Anti-OX40 Monoclonal Antibody, NCI Thesaurus)
A human agonistic monoclonal antibody (MoAb) specific for CD27, with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activity.
(Anti-CD27 Monoclonal Antibody CDX-1127, NCI Thesaurus)
Aripiprazole has partial agonistic activity at dopamine D2 receptors and serotonin 5-HT1A receptors, as well as potent antagonistic activity on serotonin 5-HT2A receptors.
(Aripiprazole, NCI Thesaurus)
Balaglitazone exerts partial peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma agonistic activity and appears to be associated with fewer side effects as compared to full PPAR gamma agonists.
(Balaglitazone, NCI Thesaurus)
Dihydrocodeine bitartrate mimics the actions of the endogenous opioid peptides due to its agonistic effects on the opioid receptors.
(Dihydrocodeine Bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic progestogen structurally related to levonorgestrel, with progesterone hormone receptor agonistic activity, used as a contraceptive and hormone replacement agent.
(Desogestrel, NCI Thesaurus)
