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dose 1. Med a specific quantity of a therapeutic drug or agent taken at any one time or at specified intervals 2. Physics the total energy of ionizing radiation absorbed by unit mass of material, esp of living tissue; usually measured in grays (SI unit) or rads 3. a small amount of syrup added to wine, esp sparkling wine, when the sediment is removed and the bottle is corked dose [dōs] (medicine) The measure, expressed in number of roentgens, of a property of x-rays at a particular place; used in radiology. (nucleonics) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When she poured herself out her usual dose of opium, and thought that she had only to drink off the whole bottle to die, it seemed to her so simple and easy, that she began musing with enjoyment on how he would suffer, and repent and love her memory when it would be too late. His mother put him to bed, and made some camomile tea; and she gave a dose of it to Peter! When I was collecting dose liddle monkeys-it was in '79 or '80, und I was in der islands of der Archipelago-over dere in der dark"-he pointed southward to New Guinea generally-"Mein Gott |
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