time-release
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The microbes will be delivered via strips of time-release, water-resistant adhesive that sticks to the corals or to nearby sediment.
From Scientific American
OxyContin is kind of a combo term that combines oxycodone, which is a narcotic that comes from opium which is two times as strong as morphine with a content system, which is a time-release system.
From Salon
"Grieving to me is, unlike heartbreak — which just leaves you completely raw and exposed — grief is almost like a time-release," the 56-year-old told Yahoo! in a video interview she posted on Monday.
From Fox News
A time-release fertiliser supplies nutrients, light comes from LEDs and the astronauts add water.
From The Guardian
The sticks time-release their active ingredients in unison with this.
From The Guardian
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