LD50

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of lethal dose 50%.

Noun

LD50 (plural LD50s)

1. (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 mahacʻu čʻapʻakʻanak)
• 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