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Dose vs Dollop - What's the difference?

dose | dollop |

As nouns the difference between dose and dollop

is that dose is a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time while dollop is a lump, scoop or considerable quantity of something.

As verbs the difference between dose and dollop

is that dose is to administer a dose while dollop is to apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.

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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  • A venereal infection.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 382:
    • It would be very expensive to cure a dose here, as well as unbelievably painful.

    Verb

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

    • Anagrams

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    dollop

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a lump, scoop or considerable quantity of something.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.
    • She dolloped a generous quantity of mustard on her hot dog.
  • To drip in a viscous form
  • * 2006 , John Patrick, Secret Passions
    • The guard bounced his cock up, and the cock-snot dolloped onto the floor. Without instruction, Mark lowered his head beneath the towering statue and licked the creamy blob of lubrication up.