DOSE


Meaning of DOSE in English

I. ˈdōs noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin dosis, from Greek, literally, act of giving, from didonai to give — more at date

Date: 15th century

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

a daily dose of hard work

a dose of scandal

4. : a gonorrheal infection

II. transitive verb

( dosed ; dos·ing )

Date: 1654

1. : to give a dose to ; especially : to give medicine to

2. : to divide (as a medicine) into doses

3. : to treat with an application or agent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.