Definition of Antagonistic. Meaning of Antagonistic. Synonyms of Antagonistic

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Definition of Antagonistic

Antagonistic
Antagonistic An*tag`o*nis"tic, Antagonistical An*tag`o*nis"tic*al, a. Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. --Milman.

Meaning of Antagonistic from wikipedia

- An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy and rival of the protagonist. The English word antagonist comes from the Gr****...
- A receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than...
- A nicotinic antagonist is a type of anticholinergic drug that inhibits the action of acetylcholine (ACh) at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. These compounds...
- A dopamine antagonist, also known as an anti-dopaminergic and a dopamine receptor antagonist (DRA), is a type of drug which blocks dopamine receptors...
- An opioid antagonist, or opioid receptor antagonist, is a receptor antagonist that acts on one or more of the opioid receptors. Naloxone and naltrexone...
- An orexin receptor antagonist, or orexin antagonist, is a drug that inhibits the effect of orexin by acting as a receptor antagonist of one (selective...
- The antagonistic pleiotropy hypothesis was first proposed in a broad 1952 paper on the evolutionary theory of ageing by Peter Medawar and developed further...
- Look up antagonist, antagonistic, or antagonists in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An antagonist is a character opposing the protagonist in literature...
- A serotonin antagonist, or serotonin receptor antagonist, is a drug used to inhibit the action of serotonin and serotonergic drugs at serotonin (5-HT)...
- cancer, known as metastasis. The CXCR4 receptor has been targeted by antagonistic substances since being identified as a co-receptor in HIV and ****isting...