"LD50" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: LD50s [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of lethal dose 50%. Head templates: {{en-noun}} LD50 (plural LD50s)
  1. (toxicology) The amount of a substance required to kill half of a given population; a measure of toxicity. Categories (topical): Fifty, Poisons, Toxicology Synonyms: semilethal dose Related terms: IC50, effective dose Translations (Translations): միջին մահացու չափաքանակ (miǰin mahacʻu čʻapʻakʻanak) (Armenian), 半數致死量 (Chinese Mandarin), 半数致死量 (bànshù zhìsǐliàng) (Chinese Mandarin), DL50 [feminine] (French), dose létale 50 [feminine] (French), dose létale médiane [feminine] (French), 半数致死量 (hansū chishiryō) (alt: はんすうちしりょう) (Japanese), 반수 치사량 (bansu chisaryang) (Korean), متوسط دوز کشنده (Persian), ЛД50 (LD50) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-LD50-en-noun-UQM5Fd1Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences, toxicology

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