Microdose

//ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌdoʊs// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A very low dose of a substance.
Verb
  1. 1
    To administer a very low dose to. transitive
  2. 2
    To prepare (medicines, etc.) at very low dosages. transitive
  3. 3
    To recreationally take small amounts of psychedelic drugs in the belief that it will aid productivity. intransitive, transitive

    "microdose on LSD"

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From micro- + dose.

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