NOUN | quantity | dosage, dose | the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time |
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artifact | dosage, dose | a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time |
Sounds | dow'sahjh; dow'sihjh | |
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Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... |
Meaning | The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time. | |
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Synonym | dose | |
Broader | indefinite quantity | An estimated quantity |
Spanish | dosificación, dosis | |
Catalan | dosatge, dosificació, dosi | |
Verbs | dose | administer a drug to |
dose | treat with an agent |
Meaning | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. | |
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Synonym | dose | |
Narrower | booster, booster dose, booster shot, recall dose | An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective |
draft, draught | A dose of liquid medicine | |
hit | A dose of a narcotic drug | |
lethal dose | The size dose that will cause death | |
pill, lozenge, tablet, tab | A dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | |
Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
Spanish | dosis | |
Catalan | dosi |
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