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-vastatin

UK/vəˈstat.ɪn/US/və.stæt.n̩/

-vastatin suffix: used to form names of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemic substances.

Suffix

-vastatin

  1. Used to form names of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemic substances.

Origin of -vastatin

Probably from vas- (“vascular”) + -statin.

Questions about -vastatin

What does -vastatin mean?
-vastatin means used to form names of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemic substances.
What part of speech is -vastatin?
-vastatin is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -vastatin?
-vastatin is pronounced /vəˈstat.ɪn/ (UK).

Words near -vastatin in the dictionary

  1. -v-
  2. -vac
  3. -valent
  4. -vaptan
  5. -varin
  6. -vastatin
  7. -ve
  8. -verine
  9. -verse
  10. -version
  11. -vert

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