megadose

[ meg-uh-dohs ]

/ ˈmɛg əˌdoʊs /

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noun

a dose many times the usual amount, as of a vitamin or drug.

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Origin of megadose

First recorded in 1970–75; mega- + dose

Words nearby megadose

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How to use megadose in a sentence

The people of his auto-erotic novel Crash coil sex, death, and the motor car, a megadose of pleasure brew.
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The people of his auto-erotic novel Crash coil sex, death, and the motor car, a megadose of pleasure brew.
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British Dictionary definitions for megadose

megadose

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌdəʊs) /

noun

a very large dose, as of a medicine, vitamin, etc

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