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Word entry · 6 letters

statin

Best crossword clue

"Cholesterol medicine"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈstætɪn/Part of speech nounSorted ainsttStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Among the latest are reports of the ability of several leading statins to reduce deaths from common cancers and blunt the decline of memory with age.

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