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• antagonist — ANTAGONÍST, Ă, antagonişti, ste, adj. Care se află în antagonism (unul faţă de altul); antagonic. ♢ Contradicţie antagonistă = contradicţie antagonică. – Din fr. antagoniste, lat. antagonista. Trimis de ana zecheru, 28.02.2009. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

• Antagonism — is hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness. Additionally, it may refer to:*Antagonism (chemistry), where the involvement of multiple agents reduce their overall effect *Antagonism (philosophy), a principle,… …   Wikipedia

• antagonism — (n.) 1797, from Fr. antagonisme or directly from late Gk. antagonisma, noun of action from antagonizesthai to struggle against (see ANTAGONIST (Cf. antagonist)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Antagonist — An*tag o*nist, n. [L. antagonista, Gr. ?; ? against + ? combatant, champion, fr. ?: cf. F. antagoniste. See {Antagonism}.] 1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. [1913 Webster] Antagonist of Heaven s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Antagonism (chemistry) — In chemistry, antagonism is a phenomenon where two or more agents in combination have an overall effect which is less than the sum of their individual effects. The word is most commonly used in this context in biochemistry and toxicology.… …   Wikipedia

• Antagonist (disambiguation) — An antagonist is a character opposing the protagonist in literature.Antagonist may also refer to: *Antagonist (muscle), a muscle type *Antagonist (medical) a drug that opposes the action of another drug *Antagonist (band), a New Zealand band… …   Wikipedia

• Antagonist — In biochemistry, an antagonist acts against and blocks an action. For example, insulin lowers the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, whereas another hormone called glucagon raises it; therefore, insulin and glucagon are antagonists. An… …   Medical dictionary

• antagonism — noun A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy. The longstanding antagonism is manifested in frequent scuffles and shouting matches. See Also: antagonist, antagonistic, antagonize …   Wiktionary

• antagonist — noun /ænˈtæɡənɪst/ a) An opponent or enemy. b) One who antagonizes or stirs. Ant: protagonist, agonist See Also: agonistes, antagonise, antagonize …   Wiktionary

• antagonist — noun Date: 1575 1. one that contends with or opposes another ; adversary, opponent 2. an agent of physiological antagonism: as a. a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of an agonist with which it is paired called also antagonistic… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• antagonist — n. 1) a muscle whose action (contraction) opposes that of another muscle (called the agonist or prime mover). Antagonists relax to allow the agonists to effect movement. 2) a drug or other substance with opposite action to that of another drug or …   The new mediacal dictionary