"short-acting" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more short-acting [comparative], most short-acting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=short-acting}} short-acting (comparative more short-acting, superlative most short-acting)
  1. (pharmacology) Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the short term. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects Synonyms: fast-acting Translations (having a pharmaceutical effect in the short term): действащ кратко време (dejstvašt kratko vreme) (Bulgarian), lyhytvaikutteinen (Finnish), kurzwirksam (German), 속효성 (sokhyoseong) (Korean)
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