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dose
[dohs]
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
a substance, situation, or quantity of anything analogous to medicine, especially of something disagreeable.
Failing the exam was a hard dose to swallow.
an amount of sugar added in the production of champagne.
Physics.
Also called absorbed dose.the quantity of ionizing radiation absorbed by a unit mass of matter, especially living tissue, measured in grays: although increasingly disfavored, in the U.S. an absorbed dose may still be measured in rads.
Slang.a case of gonorrhea or syphilis.
verb (used with object)
to administer in or apportion for doses.
to give a dose of medicine to.
to add sugar to (champagne) during production.
verb (used without object)
to take a dose of medicine.
dose
/ əʊ /
noun
med a specific quantity of a therapeutic drug or agent taken at any one time or at specified intervals
informalsomething unpleasant to experience
a dose of influenza
Also called: dosage.the total energy of ionizing radiation absorbed by unit mass of material, esp of living tissue; usually measured in grays (SI unit) or rads
Also called: dosage.a small amount of syrup added to wine, esp sparkling wine, when the sediment is removed and the bottle is corked
slanga venereal infection, esp gonorrhoea
very quickly indeed
verb
to administer a dose or doses to (someone)
med to give (a therapeutic drug or agent) in appropriate quantities
(often foll by up) to give (someone, esp oneself) drugs, medicine, etc, esp in large quantities
to add syrup to (wine) during bottling
Other 51Թ Forms
- doser noun
- superdose noun
- underdose verb (used with object)
- well-dosed adjective
- ˈDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dose1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dose1
Example Sentences
Perfect for your morning coffee, evening wind-down, or whenever you need a dose of clear-eyed commentary that doesn't insult your intelligence.
The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose, while reducing side-effects.
But in other cases, “it’s a medication dose dependent effect where a person can take an excess of quantity or an excess amount of the drug and then subsequently develop methemoglobinemia,” Levine said.
Clarke may have hauled Scotland to two major finals, but there have been some real raw moments of alarm that have brought a dose of reality and gravity to it all.
On Friday, he was sentenced to 16 years in a New York prison for conspiring to import drugs - including enough heroin for "millions of doses" - into the US.
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