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slow-acting

slow-acting adjective: taking effect slowly, not immediately.

Adjective

slow-acting (comparative slower-acting or more slow-acting, superlative slowest-acting or most slow-acting)

  1. Taking effect slowly, not immediately.
    • This is a very slow-acting medication.

Forms of slow-acting

comparativeslower-acting
comparativemore slow-acting
superlativeslowest-acting
superlativemost slow-acting

Questions about slow-acting

What does slow-acting mean?
Slow-acting means taking effect slowly, not immediately.
What part of speech is slow-acting?
Slow-acting is an adjective.

Words near slow-acting in the dictionary

  1. slow TV
  2. slow up
  3. slow wheel
  4. slow worm
  5. slow worms
  6. slow-acting
  7. slow-bellies
  8. slow-belly
  9. slow-burn
  10. slow-burned
  11. slow-burning

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