Also known as: dl_
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The lowest concentration of a chemical that can be reliably measured by a given laboratory testing method.
Scientific & EducationalA lethal dose is an indication of the lethality of a given substance or type of radiation. Because resistance varies from one individual to another, the 'lethal dose' represents a dose (usually recorded as dose per kilogram of subject body weight) at which a given percentage of subjects will die. The LD may be based on the standard person concept, a theoretical individual that has perfectly "normal" characteristics, and thus not apply to all sub-populations.
Scientific & EducationalThe dead load includes loads that are relatively constant over time, including the weight of the structure itself, and immovable fixtures such as walls, plasterboard or carpet. The roof is also adead load. Dead loads are also known aspermanent or static loads.
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