It was quick-acting but short-lived, so she wasted no time.

The man at the office had the sole of one shoe eaten away by quick-acting acid.

"You want to offer them a source of quick-acting carbohydrates," says Thigpen.

Then they were upon us, with acid, quick-acting pathogens, and brute force.

The drugs were quick-acting; incredibly she managed to smile.

Quick-acting medicines are used to lower blood pressure.

That contact changed the innocent-looking vestibule into a quick-acting trap.

The best and indeed the only hope lay in a powerful and quick-acting emetic.

It is quick-acting, non-selective, and kills green plant tissue on contact.

In 1955 Truma released the first quick-acting valve to shut off to the gas lines.

For this purpose the quick-acting water-soluble fertilizers work best.

He swore left and right that the poison he sold for my claws was quick-acting.

Lucozade is a quick-acting carbohydrate that can be used to treat hypoglycemia.

It is known for ground-breaking car and truck designs and its lean, quick-acting management.

Looney slumped under the effect of the quick-acting opiate.

The dart had been dipped in quick-acting poison.

Some quick-acting chemical agent that faded almost instantly the moment that it encountered air.

It was the smell of almonds, significant of a virulent, quick-acting poison.

Stelton had died from some virulent, quick-acting poison; of that Cardona was positive.

This topic covers these quick-acting forms of nitroglycerin.

By now the quick-acting sedative is wearing off and the skunk is beginning to wake up.

Brough raced to a bathroom, took a quick-acting emetic from the machine, and felt much better shortly.

At the same time, he was concerned you might be a little upset, so he ordered a nice, strong, quick-acting sedative."

She's a foreigner, so they may consider that an extenuating circumstance and place some quick-acting poison aboard for her to take.

Pills and spray forms of quick-acting nitroglycerin help relieve sudden angina.