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Definition of Long-acting
1. Adjective. Active over a long period of time.
Definition of Long-acting
1. Adjective. (pharmacy) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the long term. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-acting
Literary usage of Long-acting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Correspondence Between William Penn and James Logan, Secretary of the by William Penn, James Logan (1872)
"... most scandalous in those gentlemen to flinch now, after so long acting and so
often declaring their entire satisfaction. ..."
2. A Biennial Retrospect of Medicine, Surgery, and Their Allied Sciences, for by New Sydenham Society (1873)
"... of aT bandage. they have been long acting, gradually elongating the attachments,
and stretching and elongating the organs themselves, or parts of them. ..."
3. Keynotes and characteristics with comparisons of some of the leading by Henry Clay Allen (1899)
"Lye. is a deep-seated, long-acting remedy, and should rarely be repeated after
improvement begins. Aggravation. — Nearly all diseases from 4 to 8 PM (Hell. ..."
4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Several long-acting nitrate preparations which are used to prevent attacks of
angina work in much the same way as nitroglycerine. These preparations may be ..."
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