Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-statin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: -s-tatin
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form the names of statins (lipid-lowering drugs, e.g., atorvastatin, rosuvastatin).

suffix

Used to form the names of statins (inhibiting hormones, e.g., follistatin, somatostatin).

Etymology

Circa 1970s (appearing first in the sense for hormone names), from international scientific vocabulary reflecting New Latin roots, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis) (whence also stasis) + -in.

Derived Forms

atorvastatin cerivastatin fluvastatin follistatin lipstatin lovastatin mevastatin neocarzinostatin nystatin pitavastatin pravastatin rosuvastatin

Questions

What does -statin mean?: Used to form the names of statins (lipid-lowering drugs, e.g., atorvastatin, rosuvastatin).
Where does -statin come from?: Circa 1970s (appearing first in the sense for hormone names), from international scientific vocabulary reflecting New Latin roots, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis) (whence also stasis) + -in.

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