n 1 a  :  the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose  b  :  the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent (as a gene)  2 a  :  DOSE 1  b (1) :  the giving of a dose (2) :  regulation or determination of doses .
 
 
 
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