Home › Words › M › microdosemicrodose/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/microdose means A very low dose of a substance.microdose is pronounced /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs/.EtymologyFrom micro- + dose.nounA very low dose of a substance.verbTo administer a very low dose to.To prepare (medicines, etc.) at very low dosages.To recreationally take small amounts of psychedelic drugs in the belief that it will aid productivity.e.g.“microdose on LSD”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.microdoser 77% match — A device that delivers a very small dose of something, such as insulin. vs microdose →macrodose 70% match — A relatively large dose of (something, such as a drug or radiation), particularly as contrasted with a microdose. vs microdose →underdose 64% match — An inadequate dose (of a medication). vs microdose →microsyringe 63% match — A very small syringe. vs microdose →microdispensing 63% match — The technique of dispensing liquid dosages in volumes of less than one microlitre. vs microdose →milligramage 62% match — A dose expressed in milligrams. vs microdose →microdosimetry 60% match — The measurement of the effects of very small amounts of ionizing radiation, especially that along a single track of such radiation vs microdose →microdosimetric 59% match — Relating to microdosimetry vs microdose →