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antagonist: Details

Extended reference for the word antagonist.

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Usage Examples

2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)

A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.

Common Misspellings

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