dose, dosage
(noun) a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
dose, dosage
(noun) the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dosage (countable and uncountable, plural dosages)
The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
The measured amount so administered or added; the dose.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dos"age (dos"ayj), n. [Cf. F. dosage. See Dose, v.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: The administration of medicine in doses; specif., a scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to age, etc.
2. The process of adding some ingredient, as to wine, to give flavor, character, or strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
