Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microdose

/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-dose
IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very low dose of a substance.

verb

To administer a very low dose to.

Transitive verb

verb

To prepare (medicines, etc.) at very low dosages.

Transitive verb

verb

To recreationally take small amounts of psychedelic drugs in the belief that it will aid productivity.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"microdose on LSD"
"What I feel that micro-dosing does is to slightly rearrange my neural furniture so that glimmers of full-on psychedelic states are constantly pouring into my awareness."
"How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life"
"Microdosing is typically defined by experts as taking 5 percent to 10 percent of a full dose of a psychedelic, usually LSD or psilocybin, as a way to get the supposed mental health benefits of the drug without the hallucinogenic high."
"You microdose while you wifing hoes / I macrodose while I'm mackin' hoes"
"And just like any other tech company, we're expanding our minds by microdosing ketamine."

Etymology

From micro- + dose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

microdoses (plural) micro-dose (alternative) microdoses (present, singular) microdosing (participle, present) microdosed (participle, past) microdosed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

mithridatism

Antonyms

macrodose

Questions

How do you pronounce microdose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/.
What does microdose mean?: A very low dose of a substance.
Where does microdose come from?: From micro- + dose.

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