"mevastatin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From [Term?] + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||-vastatin|t2=HMG CoA reductase inhibitor}} [Term?] + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mevastatin (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A statin, produced by the mould Penicillium citrinum, used in the production of pravastatin Wikipedia link: mevastatin Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
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