teratogenic index

initialism: TI
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11289

Mortality of eggs expressed as a lethal concentration divided by the threshold concentration for production of abnormal embryos with nonheritable permanent structural malformations or defects following exposure to a teratogen.

Note: The TI is thought to reflect the developmental hazard of a contaminant.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 811 [Terms] [Paper]