Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long-acting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
long-act-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the long term.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

longer-acting (comparative) longest-acting (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

ultra-short-acting ultra-long-acting

Antonyms

short-acting

Questions

What does long-acting mean?
Having a pharmaceutical effect principally in the long term.

How to pronounce long-acting

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