simvastatin
noun
sim·va·stat·in ˈsim-və-ˌsta-tᵊn 
ˌsim-və-ˈsta-
: a semisynthetic drug C25H38O5 that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream and is derived from a compound produced by a mold (Aspergillus terreus)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Pfizer drug, Paxlovid, shouldn’t be used at the same time as certain other drugs, including common ones like the cholesterol-lowering pill simvastatin, also known by the brand Zocor. 
Peter Loftus, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022 The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas' new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas’s new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug. Sydney Lupkin, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018 Of the 56 million Americans who are considered candidates for drugs with names like simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin and atorvastatin, just about half that number take them. Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 24 July 2017 Could fluoxetine (Prozac) or simvastatin (Zocor) have different uses? Tim Calkins, Fortune, 6 July 2017
Peter Loftus, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2022 The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas' new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug. Sydney Lupkin, latimes.com, 14 Mar. 2018 The day before Hoffart testified in favor of Texas’s new anti-clawback law, a patient was charged a $42.60 copay for a generic version of simvastatin, a statin drug. Sydney Lupkin, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2018 Of the 56 million Americans who are considered candidates for drugs with names like simvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin and atorvastatin, just about half that number take them. Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 24 July 2017 Could fluoxetine (Prozac) or simvastatin (Zocor) have different uses? Tim Calkins, Fortune, 6 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
sim- (probably alteration of synthetic) + lovastatin
First Known Use
1987, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
simvastatin
noun
sim·va·stat·in ˈsim-və-ˌstat-ᵊn ˌsim-və-ˈstat-
ˌsim-və-ˈstat- : a statin drug C25H38O5 that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol, is used orally to lower high levels of cholesterol in the blood, and is derived from a compound produced by a mold of the genus Aspergillus (A. terreus)
Note: Simvastatin is marketed under the trademarks Vytorin and Zocor.