time-release

[ tahym-ri-lees ]

adjective

1. timed-release.

Example Sentences

Purdue, the originator of time-release versions of powerful prescription painkillers, is the highest-profile company out of many that have faced lawsuits over the crisis.

From Seattle Times

The microbes will be delivered via strips of time-release, water-resistant adhesive that sticks to the corals or to nearby sediment.

From Scientific American

OxyContin is kind of a combo term that combines oxycodone, which is a narcotic that comes from opium which is two times as strong as morphine with a content system, which is a time-release system.

From Salon

"Grieving to me is, unlike heartbreak — which just leaves you completely raw and exposed — grief is almost like a time-release," the 56-year-old told Yahoo! in a video interview she posted on Monday.

From Fox News

A time-release fertiliser supplies nutrients, light comes from LEDs and the astronauts add water.

From The Guardian