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dose vs contagious disease

contagious disease vs dose

dose and contagious disease both are nouns.

dose is a verb but contagious disease is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dose Yes No Yes No
contagious disease Yes No No No
As nouns, contagious disease is a hypernym of dose; that is, contagious disease is a word with a broader meaning than dose:
  • dose: a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
  • contagious disease: any disease easily transmitted by contact
Other hypernyms of dose include contagion.
dose (noun) contagious disease (noun)
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time any disease easily transmitted by contact
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
dose (verb) contagious disease (verb)
administer a drug to
treat with an agent; add (an agent) to
Difference between dose and contagious disease

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