timed-release
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of timed-release
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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The company aggressively marketed the drug and its timed-release properties to doctors for use in patients with chronic pain.
From Washington Post
The products compounding pharmacies make are not subject to testing, and the timed-release formulation may vary from batch to batch.
From Seattle Times
Cutting the timed-release pills releases a rush of medication.
From Seattle Times
Utsunomiya, who has spoken with residents concerned about the particles, is trying to figure out how long it will take for these beads to dissolve in water; their glassy casing means they are likely to break down slowly, their radioactive components leaching out like a timed-release medicine capsule, as Ewing describes it.
From Scientific American
But McKerrall and others caution that opioid addicts have devised strategies to defeat other abuse-resistant formulations, for example, by crushing pills that have timed-release coatings.
From Science Magazine
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