lethal dose

Noun

Meaning

the size dose that will cause death

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Antonyms

non-lethal dose safe dosage safe dose

Hypernyms

dose dosage

Examples

A lethal dose from respiratory intake is reportedly between 4,000–13,000 mg. Source: Internet

Even more disturbing was seeing the tubes that would deliver the lethal dose of pentobarbital through an IV in Nelson’s arm. Source: Internet

Because of the toxicity of nitrite (the lethal dose of nitrite for humans is about 22 mg per kg body weight), some areas specify a maximum allowable content of nitrite in the final product. Source: Internet

By the time two pharmacists personally delivered the substance, made from a cocktail of drugs already legal in Australia, Allan was struggling to swallow and feared he would not be able to keep the lethal dose down. Source: Internet

Based on the results of animal studies, the lethal dose of psilocybin has been extrapolated to be 6 grams, 1000 times greater than the effective dose of 6 milligrams. Source: Internet

A substance is classified as incapacitating if less than 1/100 of the lethal dose causes incapacitation, e.g., through nausea or visual problems. Source: Internet

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