Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 20 compound words that contain doses. The most common are listed below. Open doses in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- in small dosesIn small quantities or for short periods of time.
- radiation dosesplural of radiation dose: The amount of radiation that reaches something from a radioactive source, or the effect that that amount has; it can be measured in several ways, three of which are expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems) …
- committed dosesplural of committed dose: The radiation dose as defined by the stochastic health risk that it poses. Like several other dose types, expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems).
- effective dosesplural of effective dose: The lowest pharmaceutical dosage required to cause effect in 50% of individuals.
- elephant dosesplural of elephant dose: Large amount.
- equivalent dosesplural of equivalent dose: The radiation dose as adjusted by a factor for radiation type (for example, X-rays or gamma rays versus alpha rays). Like several other dose types, expressed by SI in sieverts (non-SI, in rems).
- micro-dosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of micro-dose: A very low dose of a substance.
- under-dosesthird-person singular simple present indicative of under-dose: An inadequate dose (of a medication).
- booster dosesplural of booster dose: A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose.
- absorbed dosesplural of absorbed dose: The amount of energy imparted by nuclear (or ionizing) radiation to unit mass of absorbing material. Units of measure include the gray, the rad, and their derivatives (e.g., centigray, millirad).
- lethal dosesplural of lethal dose: The dose of a substance or of radiation likely to cause death (sometimes suffixed with a number).
- heroic dosesplural of heroic dose: A particularly large dose of a drug administered in an emergency as heroic medicine, or (in the case of recreational drugs) to produce very pronounced hallucinogenic effects.
- banana equivalent dosesplural of banana equivalent dose: The radiation dose equivalent of consuming an average banana, equal to 0.01 mrem or 0.1 μSv.
- flight-time equivalent dosesplural of flight-time equivalent dose: An informal unit of measure of ionizing radiation exposure, based on the radiological dose received during a given time period spent in an airliner at cruising altitude.
- semilethal dosesplural of semilethal dose
- black dosesplural of black dose: A kind of laxative.
Compound words 20
- overdosesplural of overdose: An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
- acidosesplural of acidosis: An abnormally increased acidity of the blood.
- apodosesplural of apodosis: The consequential clause in a conditional sentence.
- candidosesplural of candidosis: candidiasis
- Condosesplural of Condos: Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
- dialdosesplural of dialdose: A monosaccharide containing two aldehyde groups.
- extradosesplural of extrados: The outer or upper curve of an arch.
- Gaydosesplural of Gaydos: A surname.
- hondosesplural of hondose: A low dose of hormone replacement therapy in a trans woman which produces inadequate feminization and fails to suppress testosterone.
- intradosesplural of intrados: The inner curve of an arch or vault.