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multiparticulate

multiparticulate adjective: consisting of many (different sized) particles (for slow, sustained release of medication).

Adjective

multiparticulate (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of many (different sized) particles (for slow, sustained release of medication)
    • Most recently, much emphasis is being laid on the progression of multiparticulate dosage forms.2015, Reza Enayatifard et al., “Evaluation of the effect of physical variables on in vitro release of diclofenac pellets using Box-Behnken design”, in Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences...

Origin of multiparticulate

From multi- + particulate.

Questions about multiparticulate

What does multiparticulate mean?
Multiparticulate means consisting of many (different sized) particles (for slow, sustained release of medication).
What part of speech is multiparticulate?
Multiparticulate is an adjective.

Words near multiparticulate in the dictionary

  1. multiparter
  2. multiparters
  3. multiparticipant
  4. multiparticipation
  5. multiparticle
  6. multiparticulate
  7. multipartisan
  8. multipartism
  9. multipartisms
  10. multipartist
  11. multipartists

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