Lovastatin Definition

lōvə-stătn
noun
A white, crystalline powder, C24H36O5
Webster's New World
A drug made of this powder, used to reduce the levels of LDL and cholesterol in the blood.
Webster's New World

(medicine) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol.

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Other Word Forms of Lovastatin

Noun

Singular:
lovastatin
Plural:
lovastatins

Origin of Lovastatin

  • lo- of unknown origin -vastatin statin suff. pravastatin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lovastatin Sentence Examples

  • Grapefruit juice greatly increased the serum concentrations of both lovastatin and lovastatin acid.

  • Although the supplement contains hundreds of compounds, the major active LDL-lowering ingredient is lovastatin, a chemical also found in the prescription drug Mevacor.

  • One of the cholesterol synthesis inhibiting chemicals in red yeast rice, monacolin K, is used in an anti-cholesterol drug manufactured by Merck & Co., known as Mevacor (also known as lovastatin and mevinolin).

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