"Eroom's law" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Moore's law spelled backwards, coined in a 2012 paper. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Eroom's law}} Eroom's law
  1. (pharmacology) The observation that drug discovery is becoming slower and more expensive over time, despite improvements in technology. Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-Eroom's_law-en-name-M~yfOGa5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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