Speeded

//ˈspiːdəd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of speed British, form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Measured in terms of speed. not-comparable

    "a speeded lexical decision task"

Example

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"Researchers made artificial versions of these peptides and tested the most promising one — DRGN-1, or DRAGON-1 — in wounded mice and human skin cell cultures. They found the protein molecules exhibited three outstanding properties: They destroyed the outer layer of bacteria, dissolved biofilms — a sticky colony that microbes form to shield against antibiotics — and speeded up healing."

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