26984 words

od

4 definitions • 5 examples
1
to take an overdose (= a dangerously large amount) of a drug:

Examples:

She OD'd on heroin and died.
2
to have too much of something, often food:

Examples:

No more for me, thanks. I think I OD'd on chocolate cake.
3

Examples:

That is the first symptom of an OD.
He was prosecuted for his role in the musician's fatal OD.
4
abbreviation for

Examples:

Optical density (OD) measurement of bacterial cultures is a common technique used in microbiology.

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