Meaning Of The Word Depot

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depot
countable noun: A depot is a large building or open area where buses or railway engines are kept when they are not being used.
countable noun: A depot is a place where large amounts of raw materials, equipment, arms, or other supplies are kept until they are needed.

depot in American English
a storehouse; warehouse
noun: a railroad station

depot in British English
adjective: (of a drug or drug dose) designed for gradual release from the site of an injection so as to act over a long period
noun: a storehouse or warehouse

depot in the Pharmaceutical Industry 1
adjective: A depot drug or drug dose is designed for gradual release from the site of an injection so it acts over a long period.

depot in the Pharmaceutical Industry 2
noun: A depot is an area of the body in which a medication can be stored and from which it can be distributed.

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