microdose

A very low dose of a substance.

Noun

  1. A very low dose of a substance.

    Antonyms: macrodose

Origin

From micro- + dose.

Forms

microdoses micro-dose

Verb

  1. To administer a very low dose to.
  2. To prepare (medicines, etc.) at very low dosages.
  3. To recreationally take small amounts of psychedelic drugs in the belief that it will aid productivity.
    • microdose on LSD
    • What I feel that micro-dosing does is to slightly rearrange my neural furniture so that glimmers of full-on psychedelic states are constantly pouring into my awareness. - 2011, James Fadiman, The Psychedelic Explorer's...
    • How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life - 2017, Ayelet Waldman, A Really Good Day, Knopf Doubleday, →ISBN, book subtitle:

Forms

microdoses microdosing microdosed micro-dose

Related

mithridatism