LD50

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of lethal dose 50%.

Noun

LD50 (plural LD50s)

1. The amount of a substance required to kill half a given population, a measure of toxicity.

Synonyms

• semilethal dose

Translations

Translations

• French: DL50 (fr) f, dose létale 50 (fr) f, dose létale médiane (fr) f
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• Japanese: 半数致死量 (hansū chishiryō)