cat u·nit

the dose of a drug (per kilogram of body weight of cat), which is just large enough to kill a cat when administered intravenously; was applied in the standardization of digitalis materials.

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The minimum amount of a substance (expressed in g/kg) which is lethal to cats when injected intravenously; in practice, the LD50 used to evaluate acute toxicity is usually measured in rats and mice, and less commonly in rabbits and dogs

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