Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing -time
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Of a blood or sample test, the elapsed amount of time from the moment of collection to the moment of the initiation of the preparation or analysis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of attachment therapy.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

holding times (plural)

Phrases

maximum holding time

Synonyms

attachment therapy

Questions

What does holding time mean?
Of a blood or sample test, the elapsed amount of time from the moment of collection to the moment of the initiation of the preparation or analysis.

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