lethal dose


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

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How to use lethal dose in a sentence

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

    Hilda Wade | Grant Allen