statin

== English == === Etymology === From the suffix -statin, which was used for inhibiting hormone names before it was used for HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor drug names (but, like statin, has since become much better known in the latter sense). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstætɪn/ Homophone: Staten === Noun === statin (plural statins) (pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis. [1980s] (endocrinology) An inhibiting hormone: a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone. [1970s] Antonyms: liberin, releasing hormone ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Nittas, Titans, nittas, sattin, taints, tanist, tintas, titans