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megadose

/ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
mega-dose
IPA
/ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.

verb

To dose (a patient) with a very large amount of a drug.

Transitive verb

verb

To dose with a very large amount of (a drug).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English dose English megadose From mega- + dose.

Usage

Inflected Forms

megadoses (plural) megadoses (present, singular) megadosing (participle, present) megadosed (participle, past) megadosed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce megadose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs/.
What does megadose mean?
A dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.
Where does megadose come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- English dose English megadose From mega- + dose.

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