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acute toxicity en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The ability of a substance to cause harmful effects soon after a single exposure or dose.
In the assessment of substances for toxic characteristics acute toxicity is usually a first step in providing information on relative toxicity.
2007, C.J. van Leeuwen, T. Vermeire, chapter 6, in Risk Assessment of Chemicals: An Introduction, →ISBN, page 240:
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Antonyms
chronic toxicity