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timed-release

[ tahymd-ri-lees ]

/ ˈtaɪmd rɪˈlis /

adjective Pharmacology.

sustained-release.

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Nearby words

time-sharing, time-stamp, time-tested, time-worn, timecard, timed-release, timekeeper, timekeeping, timeless, timelessly, timeline

Also time-release.

Origin of timed-release

First recorded in 1975–80

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for timed-release

timed-release

adj.

Releasing ingredients gradually to produce a sustained effect.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.