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the dose makes the poison

the dose makes the poison proverb: the damage that a substance causes is determined more by its quantity than by its essence.

Proverb

the dose makes the poison

  1. The damage that a substance causes is determined more by its quantity than by its essence.

Questions about the dose makes the poison

What does the dose makes the poison mean?
The dose makes the poison means the damage that a substance causes is determined more by its quantity than by its essence.
What part of speech is the dose makes the poison?
The dose makes the poison is a proverb.

Words near the dose makes the poison in the dictionary

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