co-agonist

noun

A drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.

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Meanings

nounco-agonist (plural co-agonists)

plural co-agonists

  1. biochemistryA drug or other chemical that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiologic reaction typical of a naturally occurring substance. Co-agonist implies it is one of other agonists working in conjunction.

Origin

From co- + agonist.

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APA

co-agonist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-agonist

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“co-agonist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-agonist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “co-agonist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/co-agonist.

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