agonista
Portuguese, noun/a.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
agonista is spelled A-G-O-N-I-S-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 82,742nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Agonista is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “agonist (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does agonista mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineagonist (a muscle that contracts while another relaxes)
- 2
masculineagonist (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineagonist (someone involved in an agon)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se da droga que atua em receptores e elicita uma resposta que pode ser um aumento ou uma diminuição em uma manifestação particular da atividade celular ou de células às quais os receptores estão associados
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of agonista
- agonistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce agonista?
- Brazil /a.ɡoˈnis.tɐ/
- /a.ɡoˈniʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.ɡuˈniʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to agonista
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is agonista in Portuguese?
agonista appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).