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dose

[ US /ˈdoʊs/ ]
[ UK /dˈə‍ʊs/ ]
VERB
  1. administer a drug to
    They drugged the kidnapped tourist
  2. treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
    The ray dosed the paint
NOUN
  1. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
  2. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
  3. a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
  4. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
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How To Use dose In A Sentence

  • Therefore, in the case of acute overdose, gastric lavage or induced emesis should be utilized to remove unabsorbed lithium.
  • If a person drank water contaminated to a level of 75,000 picocuries per liter for an entire year, they would receive an internal radiation dose of about 16 mrem, which is far below the natural variations in the average annual dose of 360 mrem in the US. Atomic Insights Blog
  • Such aggregations not only promote transmission of micro-organisms but through repeated exposure allow large doses of these.
  • Patients then had either normal or low-dose ciclosporin (also spelt cyclosporin), low-dose tac-rolimus or low-dose sirolimus. Times, Sunday Times
  • The phenomenon, called tachyphylaxis, means larger and larger doses are needed to have an effect. The Sun
  • The results showed that cumulative OP exposure from about two-dozen foods often exceeded a child's acceptable Reference Dose (RfD).
  • The percentages of aneuploid bone marrow leukocytes were higher than those of aneuploid sperm for the two upper THH dose groups and for the positive control group.
  • There is no factually established minimal toxic level or maximally allowable safe dose for diquat. The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS
  • Indeed, the heavy prog label indexed to this album is quite inaccurate; this is more jazz-prog fusion with a healthy dose of extra eclectic elements. Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • Aconite root contains about 0.4 per cent. of alkaloid and one-fifteenth of a grain of the alkaloid is a lethal dose. The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology
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