Dose

n. portion, prescribed amount (as in medicine)

v. give a dose of medicine to, divide into portions

Dose can refer to:Dose (album), an album by the jam band Gov't MuleDose (song), a song by the band FilterDose (magazine), a free daily Canadian magazineIn medicine:Effective dose, the smallest amount of a substance required to produce a measurable effect on a living organismAbsorbed dose, an amount of radiation receivedEquivalent dose, a measure of radiation dosage to tissueDosage can refer to:Dosage (album), the fourth studio album by the band Collective Soula measured quantity of sugar, wine, and sometimes brandy added in the final production of some champagnes
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Noun
1. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) booster, booster dose, booster shot, recall dose
(derivation) drug
2. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
(synonym) dosage
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
3. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
(synonym) acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen
(hypernym) lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD
Verb
1. treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) dosage
2. administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
(synonym) drug
(hypernym) medicate, medicine
(hyponym) anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put to sleep, put under, put out
(derivation) dosage
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine

n. can, tin, aluminum container, canister

v. doze, sleep lightly, nap, snooze

n. dose, dosage; measure, squirt

v. dose, give a dose of medicine to, divide into portions