Dose vs Booster - What's the difference?
dose | booster |
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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to administer a dose
to prescribe a dose
Something that boosts.
The first stage of a multistage rocket that provides the thrust for liftoff and the initial flight
A motor-generator set used for voltage regulation in direct current electrical power circuits.
Someone who is a fan or supporter of something.
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Someone who promotes a town or business
A member of a booster club.
A booster dose.
(linguistics) A term that serves to amplify or strengthen an utterance, such as "really".
As nouns the difference between dose and booster
is that dose is a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time while booster is something that boosts.As a verb dose
is to administer a dose.dose
English
Noun
(en noun)Subtle effects, passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese
- It would be very expensive to cure a dose here, as well as unbelievably painful.
Verb
(dos)Anagrams
* ----booster
English
Noun
(wikipedia booster) (en noun)Lexington: A fiscal hawk, grounded
- Nor is his district quite the Democratic bastion boosters describe: voters there narrowly backed Barack Obama in 2008, but voted for Mr Bush by a hefty margin in 2004.
- When did you get your last tetanus booster ?
