LD50

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of lethal dose 50%.

Noun

LD50 (plural LD50s)

(toxicology) The amount of a substance required to kill half of a given population; a measure of toxicity.

Synonyms

semilethal dose

Translations

Translations

Armenian: միջին մահացու չափաքանակ (miǰin mahacʿu čʿapʿakʿanak)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 半數致死量／半数致死量 (bànshù zhìsǐliàng)
French: DL50 (fr) f, dose létale 50 (fr) f, dose létale médiane (fr) f
Japanese: 半数致死量 (はんすうちしりょう, hansū chishiryō)
Korean: 반수 치사량 (bansu chisaryang)
Persian: متوسط دوز کشنده
Russian: ЛД50 (LD50)

See also

IC50, effective dose

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