modified-release

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denoting a formulation of a medicinal drug taken orally that releases the active ingredients over several hours, in order to maintain a relatively constant plasma concentration of the drugAlso called: sustained-release, continuous-release

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Words nearby modified-release

modif., modificand, modification, modificatory, modified American plan, modified-release, modifier, modify, Modigliani, modillion, modiolus

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How to use modified-release in a sentence

Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.
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He created his own crowd-funding platform for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which has yet to be launched.
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The United States government might not release that information for years, if ever.
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On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
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The “nature of the crime” was too serious to release him, they said.
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Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
He has secured the release of certain Spanish prisoners, and is building two ships.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The Swedish boatswain consoled him, and he modified his opinions as the voyage went on.
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Modified and amended as their system is in its practical application, it still largely conditions our outlook to-day.
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The characteristics of the different forms are well shown in the table on opposite page, modified from Hill.
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