microdosing
[ mahy-kroh-doh-sing ]
noun
the practice of taking or administering very small amounts of a psychoactive drug, such as cannabis, LSD, or psilocybin, to improve mood or enhance cognitive functioning, without hallucinogenic or other disorienting effects.
the practice of administering a much smaller amount of a medicine than is normally used or prescribed:Microdosing with lithium is being studied as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
Origin of microdosing
1First recorded in 1965–70; microdos(e) + -ing1
Words Nearby microdosing
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