"macrodose" meaning in All languages combined

See macrodose on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmækɹoʊˌdoʊs/ [US] Forms: macrodoses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English dose English macrodose From macro- + dose. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|macro-|dose|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English dose English macrodose [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "long", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meh₂ḱ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-rós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mh₂ḱrós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*makrós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μᾰκρός", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "macro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "macro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dose", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "macrodose", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="macrodose"> From macro- + dose. Head templates: {{en-noun}} macrodose (plural macrodoses)
  1. A relatively large dose of (something, such as a drug or radiation), particularly as contrasted with a microdose.
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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmækɹoʊˌdoʊs/ [US] Forms: macrodoses [present, singular, third-person], macrodosing [participle, present], macrodosed [participle, past], macrodosed [past]
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  1. (intransitive) To take a relatively large dose of (something, particularly a drug), particularly as contrasted with microdosing. Tags: intransitive
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