slow-release

American  

[sloh-ri-lees] / ˈsloʊ rɪˈlis /

adjective

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. sustained-release.

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Etymology

Origin of slow-release

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Both states and households have only slowly spent down the savings they amassed during those pandemic years, so the money has continued to trickle through the economy like a slow-release booster shot.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

One new approach, described by Shapiro and colleagues at the University of Liverpool in a 2018 preclinical study, would use an injectable, slow-release formulation of atovaquone to provide vaccine-like protection for weeks at a time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023

Then apply a slow-release, balanced fertilizer with a 10-10-10 ratio of nutrients.

From Washington Times • Jun. 6, 2023

A simple but nonscientific question that can be raised is: Will a slow-release drug retard progress toward behavioral changes that can reduce the magnitude of this epidemic?

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Dillon likes to add a slow-release, granular, organic fertilizer at planting, which usually suffices if the plants are in the ground.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022