Title: limit test
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - limit test
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.L03541
Status: current

Definition
Acute toxicity test in which, if no ill-effects occur at a pre-selected maximum dose, no further testing at greater exposure levels is required.

Related Terms
- Acute toxicity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/AT06800
- dose: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/DT07361

Source
- PAC, 1993, 65, 2003. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2063 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365092003)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/L03541/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/L03541/xml

Citation: Citation: 'limit test' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.L03541
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