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Dose vs Dation - What's the difference?

dose | dation |

As nouns the difference between dose and dation

is that dose is a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time while dation is the act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift.

As a verb dose

is to administer a dose.

dose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
  • The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.
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    Verb

    (dos)
  • to administer a dose
  • to prescribe a dose

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    dation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare, legal) The act of giving, granting or conferring (e.g. an office) but not liberal as a donation or gift
  • (obsolete, medicine) A dose

    • Derived terms

    * dation in payment

    References

    *OED 2nd edition.