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dose
(d/oU/s )

noun (n)

  • a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    dosage
    source: wordnet30
  • the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken, at one time.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • treat with an agent; add (an agent) to(verb.change)
    Example:
    The ray dosed the paint.
    source: wordnet30
  • administer a drug to(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    drug
    source: wordnet30
  • To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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