lethal dose

noun

1. the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal LD See also median lethal dose

Example Sentences

Kouri Richins, 33, faces several felony charges for allegedly killing her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl in March 2022 at their home in a small mountain town near Park City.

From Seattle Times

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison.

From Seattle Times

The drugs, which could have supplied the ingredients for 10 million lethal doses, have an estimated value of $16 million, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times

What his mum did not know was that the previous night, her son had poisoned the Baxters by administering lethal doses of the opioid painkiller fentanyl into their medication.

From BBC

While lethal doses used to be found in 2 or 3 out of every 10 pills seized, he said 7 out of 10 pills now being seized contain enough fentanyl to trigger a fatal overdose.

From Seattle Times