Look up: antagonism

1. antagonism
   Type: Term Pronunciation: an-tag′ŏ-nizm Definitions: 1. Denoting mutual opposition in action among structures, agents, diseases, or physiologic processes. 2. A situation in which the combined effect of two or more factors is smaller than the solitary effect of any one of the factors. Synonyms: mutual resistance
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2. Antagonism
   Interference or inhibition of the effect of one chemical by the action of another.
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3. antagonism
   An ecological association between organisms in which one or more of the participants is harmed or has its activities limited.
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4. Antagonism
   Decreased activity or growth arising from the effect of one chemical or organism on another (opposite of synergism). The total response is less than the sum of the independent effects of either applied separately.
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5. antagonism
   [n] - the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors 2. [n] - an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility 3. [n] - (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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6. Antagonism
   Type of muscle organisation where muscles groups oppose each other in moving a limb. When controlling such muscles it is necessary for one group to relax while the other is pulling. (See extensor muscle and flexor muscle.)
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7. antagonism
   interference with,or inhibition of,the growth of a living organism by another living organism,due either to creation of unfavourable conditions(e.g.exhaustion of food supplies)or to production of a specific antibiotic substance(e.g.penicillin) Category: Botany and zoology • 2)the mutuall...
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8. Antagonism
   An·tag'o·nism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to struggle against; ... against + ... to contend or struggle, ... contest: confer French antagonisme . See Agony .] Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. ...
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9. antagonism
   An interaction between chemicals in which one partially or completelyinhibits the effect of the other (for example, a drug that blocks a hormone's receptor site would be a hormone antagonist). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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10. antagonism
    noun (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
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11. antagonism
    noun the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors; `the inherent antagonism of capitalism and socialism`
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12. Antagonism
    • (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
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13. antagonism
    (from the article `pharmaceutical industry`) ...assumed that drugs that could block AT1 receptors would produce antihypertensive effects. Once again, this assumption proved correct, and a second ... Important antagonistic relationships between certain mineral nutrients also are known. A large excess of rubidium, for example, interferes ...
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14. antagonism
    antagonism 1. Hostility or hatred causing opposition and ill will. 2. Opposition between forces or principles. 3. In physiology, the interaction between two or more chemical substances in the body that diminishes the effect each of them has individually. 4. In physiology, the opposing force that usually exists between parts of muscles.
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15. antagonism
    
    • a state of deep-seated ill-will
    • the relation between opposing principles or forces or factors
    • an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
    • (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure
    
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16. Antagonism
    (phytopathology) In phytopathology, `antagonism` refers to the action of any organism that suppress or interfere the normal growth and activity of a plant pathogen, such as the main parts ofbacteria or fungi. this organisms can be used for pest control and are referred to as ``Biological Cont...
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17. 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. Interference in the physiological action...
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