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megadose

/ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs/

megadose noun: a dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.

Noun

megadose (plural megadoses)

  1. A dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.
    • [F]rom biblical times [...] to modern times when men are served megadoses of vitamin E for breakfast, women too have been interested in the potency of popular potions.1987, Kerry Cue, Hang On To Your Horses Doovers, page 91

Verb

megadose (third-person singular simple present megadoses, present participle megadosing, simple past and past participle megadosed)

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

megadose meaning in Kannada

megadose in Kannada

ಮೆಗಾ ಡೋಸ್, ಭಾರಿ ಡೋಸ್

Forms of megadose

Noun
pluralmegadoses
Verb
third-person singular presentmegadoses
present participlemegadosing
past participlemegadosed
pastmegadosed

Origin of megadose

From mega- + dose.

Questions about megadose

What does megadose mean?
Megadose means a dose of drug or vitamin far exceeding the normal or recommended amount, and usually given intentionally. Compare overdose.
What is megadose in Kannada?
Megadose in Kannada is ಮೆಗಾ ಡೋಸ್, ಭಾರಿ ಡೋಸ್. See Megadose meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is megadose?
Megadose can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce megadose?
Megadose is pronounced /ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs/.
What is the plural of megadose?
The plural of megadose is megadoses.

Words near megadose in the dictionary

  1. megadontia
  2. megadontism
  3. megadonty
  4. megadosage
  5. megadosages
  6. megadose
  7. megadosed
  8. megadoses
  9. megadosing
  10. megadouche
  11. megadouches

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Adapted from Wiktionary: megadose (page history and authors); megadose (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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