dosage

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English

Etymology

From French dosage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊsɪd͡ʒ/

Noun

dosage (countable and uncountable, plural dosages)

1. The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
2. The addition of a small measured amount of a substance to something, e.g. sugar to wine.
3. The measured amount so administered or added; the dose.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• posology

Anagrams

• dagoes, sea dog, sea-dog, seadog

French

Etymology

From dose +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do.zaʒ/

Noun

dosage m (plural dosages)

1. dosage (measured amount of a medication)

Derived terms

• liqueur de dosage

Descendants

• → Romanian: dozaj n
• → Turkish: dozaj

Further reading

• “dosage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

dosage (plural dosages)

1. dosage, dose