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time-release definition

time·-release (tīmrə lēs′)

adjective

of or characterized by the gradual release of active ingredients a time-release antihistamine capsule
also time-released time′·-released′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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