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   dose

   /dəʊs/

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time: "he took a dose of cough mixture" Similar amountquantitymeasureportiondosagedrenchdraughtoverdoselethal doseinformal:hit
   • ▪ an amount of ionizing radiation received or absorbed at one time or over a specified period: "a dose of radiation exceeding safety limits"
   • ▪ a venereal infection.
   • ▪ a quantity of something unpleasant but necessary: "I wanted to give you a dose of the hell you put me through"

   verb

   • 1. administer a dose to (a person or animal): "he dosed himself with vitamins"
   • ▪ adulterate or blend (a substance) with another substance: "the petrol is dosed with lead"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, via late Latin from Greek dosis ‘gift’, from didonai ‘give’.

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   What does dose mean?

   • (Definition of dose from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 一劑, 一些（糟糕或不愉快的事）, 淋病… 一剂, 一些（糟糕或不愉快的事）, 淋病… dosis, dosis [feminine]… dose, dose [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DOSE definition: 1. a measured amount of medicine that is taken at one time or during a period of time: 2. an….

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   What does dose mean in physics?

   • dose /doʊs/ n., v., dosed, dos•ing. Drugs an amount of medicine to be taken at one time: an hourly dose of medicine. an intense and often disagreeable experience: a dose of bad luck. Physics the amount of radiation to which something has been exposed: The doses of radioactivity were already well past the lethal level.

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   What is a dose of Medicine?

   • A dose of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is intended to be taken at one time. You can refer to an amount of something as a dose of that thing, especially when you want to emphasize that there is a great deal of it. She was born with a healthy dose of self-confidence. The West is getting a heavy dose of snow and rain today.

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   What does absorbed dose mean?

   • 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. exposure dose. Slang. a case of gonorrhea or syphilis. , dosed, dos·ing. to administer in or apportion for doses.

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   What is absorbed dose in physics?

   • 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.

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     DOSE translate: dosis, serangan, memberi obat. Learn more in...

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   noun. 1. medicine. a specific quantity of a therapeutic drug or agent taken at any one time or at specified intervals. 2. informal. something unpleasant to experience. a dose of influenza. 3. Also called: dosage.

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   1. a. : the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time. b. : the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed. 2. : a portion of a substance added during a process. 3. : an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine.

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   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.

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   dose. noun. /dəʊs/. /dəʊs/. Idioms. an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time. a high/low/lethal dose. Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary. Take a single dose at bedtime to help you sleep.

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   a measured amount of medicine that is taken at one time or during a period of time: What is the recommended dose? a lethal dose. a dose of sth. B2. an amount of something, often something unpleasant: a dose of bad news. dose. verb [ T ] to give someone a drug or medicine.

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   A dose is the amount of medicine you're supposed to take. A bottle of aspirin has the recommended dose printed on its side. When your doctor prescribes medication, she tells you what dose you should take, whether it's one pill twice a day or two teaspoons just before bedtime.