lethal dose

noun

1. See median lethal dose
   the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal LD See also median lethal dose

Example Sentences

At issue are the circumstances surrounding the lethal dose of methadone given, an illegal 80 mg dosage.

From The Daily Beast

(60 grains) of concentrated acid killed an adult, is the smallest lethal dose on record.

From Project Gutenberg

The smallest dose which causes the infection and death of the inoculated animal is noted as the minimal lethal dose.

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A week to ten days later inject a similar minimal lethal dose into the peritoneal cavity.

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He must have taken enough roentgens of gamma and neutrons to reach or exceed the median-lethal dose.

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It was evident that we had seriously under-estimated the lethal dose.

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