lethal dose

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noun

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

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How to use lethal dose in a sentence

At issue are the circumstances surrounding the lethal dose of methadone given, an illegal 80 mg dosage.
A Mommy Blogger Seeks Justice for Her Son|K. Emily Bond|March 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
(60 grains) of concentrated acid killed an adult, is the smallest lethal dose on record.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
The smallest dose which causes the infection and death of the inoculated animal is noted as the minimal lethal dose.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
A week to ten days later inject a similar minimal lethal dose into the peritoneal cavity.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

He must have taken enough roentgens of gamma and neutrons to reach or exceed the median-lethal dose.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
It was evident that we had seriously under-estimated the lethal dose.
Hilda Wade|Grant Allen