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timed-release

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[tahymd-ri-lees] / ˈtaɪmd rɪˈlis /

adjective

Pharmacology.
  1. sustained-release.


Etymology

Origin of timed-release

First recorded in 1975–80

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How far along is this work and how does it tie into your work with timed-release polymers?

From Scientific American Feb. 10, 2015

Drug companies had developed a timed-release formula that had proved helpful in other cases.

From Time Magazine Archive

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