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timed-release

American  
[tahymd-ri-lees] / ˈtaɪmd rɪˈlis /

adjective

Pharmacology.

  1. sustained-release.

Etymology

Origin of timed-release

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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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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