létale
Létale is a term used in various contexts, primarily in biology and toxicology, to describe a dose of a substance that is lethal to a certain percentage of a population. The most common application is the LD50 value, which represents the lethal dose for 50% of a tested population. This value is a standard measure of the acute toxicity of a substance.
The determination of LD50 is typically performed on laboratory animals, with the substance administered through different
Beyond LD50, other related terms include LC50 (lethal concentration 50), used for substances that are inhaled