Meaning & Definition of Dose in English
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Dose
/doʊs/
noun
1. A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
synonym:
- dose,
- dosage
2. The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
synonym:
- dose,
- dosage
3. A communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
synonym:
- venereal disease,
- VD,
- venereal infection,
- social disease,
- Cupid's itch,
- Cupid's disease,
- Venus's curse,
- dose,
- sexually transmitted disease,
- STD
4. Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
synonym:
- acid,
- back breaker,
- battery-acid,
- dose,
- dot,
- Elvis,
- loony toons,
- Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
- pane,
- superman,
- window pane,
- Zen
verb
1. Treat with an agent
- Add (an agent) to
- "The ray dosed the paint"
synonym:
- dose
2. Administer a drug to
- "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
synonym:
- drug,
- dose
Examples of using
Double the dose.
Double the dose.
Double the dose.