The Clue
Medicinal unit (4 letter answer)
The Answer
DOSE
Tags
Notes
The answer DOSE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Portion
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Bit of medicine
One bit of medicine
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Give medicine to
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Measured quantity
Medicinal amount
Medicine measure
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Ply with a potion
Portion of a potion
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Prescribed amount
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Prescription amount
Prescription info
Prescription particular
Recommended amount
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Spoonful, say
One tablet, maybe
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Treat, in a way
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Trio, with dese and dem
Two caplets, e.g.
Two caplets, maybe
Two caplets, say
Two teaspoons, e.g.
Two teaspoons, say
One teaspoonful or two caplets, maybe
Definition
DOSE as a noun:
1. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
2. (dose, dosage) = the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
3. (venereal disease, VD, venereal infection, social disease, Cupid's itch, Cupid's disease, Venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease, dose) = a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
4. (acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen) = street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
DOSE as a verb:
1. treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"
2. (drug, dose) = administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"