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



RESET




Word of the Day

25 September 2024

TRAINED

(adjective) shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form; “a trained mind”; “trained pigeons”; “well-trained servants”


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