LD

¹ American  

1. praise (be) to God.

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LD ² American  

1. learning disability.

2. learning-disabled.

3. lethal dose.

4. long distance (telephone call).

5. Low Dutch.

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ld. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. load.

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Ld. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. limited.

2. Lord.

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LD. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. (in Libya) dinar; dinars.

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L.D. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Low Dutch.

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LD ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. lethal dosage: usually used with a subscript numeral showing what percentage of a test group of animals dies as a result of either being given a substance being tested on them or being exposed to ionizing radiation, esp in the median lethal dose

   LD50

2. Low Dutch

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Ld ² British  

abbreviation

1. Lord (title)

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ld ³ British  

abbreviation

1. load

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Etymology

Origin of LD

From Latin laus Deō

Example Sentences

Sodium oxybate was significantly more effective at reducing symptoms than placebo for patients with alcohol-responsive LD but not those whose symptoms do not improve with alcohol.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

Kennedy, 70, says he had "a very strong voice" before developing LD, at 42.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

LD: This is the billion-dollar bond measure that the city passed about a decade ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

“Plaintiffs will be denied the ability to elect candidates of choice to LD 15,” the request said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

I stop at the door and stare back, hoping when I return to check on the toxin, the LD 50 will be 0.000 nanograms per kilogram.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera