short-acting
adjective
(of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
Compare intermediate-acting, long-acting
Words nearby short-acting
short sweetening,
short time,
short title,
short ton,
short wave,
short-acting,
short-billed marsh wren,
short-change,
short-circuit,
short-commons,
short-cut