Meanings
adjectiveslow-acting (comparative slower-acting or more slow-acting, superlative slowest-acting or most slow-acting)
comparative slower-acting · comparative more slow-acting · superlative slowest-acting · superlative most slow-acting
- Taking effect slowly, not immediately.
This is a very slow-acting medication.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 緩慢見效的 /缓慢见效的, 遲效的 /迟效的
- 緩慢見效的 /缓慢见效的 (huǎnmàn jiànxiào de)taking effect slowly
- 遲效的 /迟效的 (chíxiào de)taking effect slowly
Finnish hitaasti vaikuttava
- hitaasti vaikuttavataking effect slowly
French à action lente, qui agit lentement
- à action lentetaking effect slowly
- qui agit lentementtaking effect slowly
Cite this entry
APA
slow-acting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-acting
MLA
“slow-acting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-acting. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slow-acting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slow-acting.
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