Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pravastatin

/ˈpɹæv.əˌstæt.n̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: pravas-tatin
IPA: /ˈpɹæv.əˌstæt.n̩/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Among statins, only simvastatin (up to 7.5 ng/L) and pravastatin (up to 40.4 ng/L) were identified in the raw water being these concentrations substantially higher than those found in the literature, 1 ng/L for pravastatin (Miao and Metcalfe, 2003) and 1.4 ng/L for atorvastatin and 1.0 ng/L for its metabolites o- and p-hydroxy atorvastatin in surface waters (Benotti et al., 2009)."
"The new study involved data on the benefits and risks of four commonly used statins: atorvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin and rosuvastatin."

Etymology

From pra- (of unknown origin) + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɹæv.əˌstæt.n̩/
British English: /ˌpɹav.əˈstat.ɪn/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

pravachol

Rhymes With

latin satin somatostatin lovastatin sattin

Questions

How do you pronounce pravastatin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹæv.əˌstæt.n̩/.
What does pravastatin mean?: A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack.
Where does pravastatin come from?: From pra- (of unknown origin) + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

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