STATIN

Etymology

Noun

statin (plural statins)

(pharmaceutical drug) 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.

(endocrinology) An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

Anagrams

• Nittas, Titans, nittas, sattin, taints, tanist, tintas, titans

Source: Wiktionary



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QUANDONG

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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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