long-acting

adjective

Meaning

(pharmaceutical effect) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the long term.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

long(English)long-term(English)long-lasting(English)permanent(English)short-acting(English)slow-acting(English)pharmacoactive(English)time-release(English)

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Sources

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