"slow-acting" meaning in English

See slow-acting in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: slower-acting [comparative], more slow-acting [comparative], slowest-acting [superlative], most slow-acting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|slower-acting|more|sup=slowest-acting}} slow-acting (comparative slower-acting or more slow-acting, superlative slowest-acting or most slow-acting)
  1. taking effect slowly, not immediately
    Sense id: en-slow-acting-en-adj-4s6DWXMR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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