C25H38O5

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  simvastatin \sim`va*stat"in\, n.
     a chemical substance ({C25H38O5}) having inhibitory activity
     on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to
     reduce cholesterol levels in blood.
  
     Syn: synvinolin; MK-733; Zocor.


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