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Dose
01
a measured amount of drug or medicine that is taken at a given time
Examples
The doctor prescribed a dose of 500 milligrams of the medication to be taken twice daily.
02
the amount of a substance or radiation absorbed or administered at a given time
Examples
The laboratory measured the radiation dose.
03
a hallucinogenic drug, lysergic acid diethylamide
Examples
Users report vivid experiences after a dose.
04
a sexually transmitted infection or disease
Examples
He feared he had caught a dose.
to dose
01
to add a substance, agent, or chemical to something
Examples
They dosed the water with disinfectant.
02
to give or measure out a specific amount of medication or substance
Examples
The nurse will dose the medication according to the doctor's instructions.
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