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superagonist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-ag-o-nist
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.

Etymology

From super- + agonist.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

superagonists (plural)

Derived Forms

superagonism superagonistic

Questions

What does superagonist mean?
An agonist capable of producing a maximal response greater than the endogenous agonist for the target receptor, and thus having an efficacy of more than 100%.
Where does superagonist come from?
From super- + agonist.

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