English Explanatory Dictionary

statin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
  2. An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

Pronunciation

/ˈstætɪn/

Word forms

statin statins

Etymology

From the suffix -statin, from terms such as lovastatin and simvastatin.

Derived words

amylostatin blebbistatin corticostatin melastatin nonstatin oncostatin ovostatin spliceostatin ubistatin
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