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atorvastatin.

A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˌtɔːvəˈstætɪn/UK/əˈtɔːɹvəˌstætɪn/US/əˌtɔːɹvəˈstætɪn/US
  1. A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From ator- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”). The prefix probably from Spanish atorar (“to clog”), wherein the verb suffix -ar was taken off. Thus, the role is "to inhibit the clogging (of cholesterol)".

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