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Dose
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
doses
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
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
dose
3rd person singular
doses
Present participle
dosing
Past simple
dosed
Past participle
dosed
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.
Lexical Tree
dosage
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