short-acting en · ADJ
Meanings
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Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term.
I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.
1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194:Short-acting insulin is maximally effective for one to three hours.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shorter-acting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| shortest-acting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
de kurzwirksam (having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term) · ko 속효성 (having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term) · bg действащ кратко време (having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term) · fi lyhytvaikutteinen (having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term)