Under a franchise arrangement, a person or company purchases the ability to run a local business under a larger company's brand. Depending on the franchise arrangement, the local party may have to meet certain standards established by the larger company and purchase products from the larger company as well.
Half-cock is when the position of the hammer is partially but not completely cocked.
Lethal Dose Fifty (LD50) is one way the toxicity of chemicals are measured. LD50 is the amount of a pesticide that has killed half of the animals in a laboratory test. The LD50 is found for both dermal and oral routes of exposure.he acute toxicity of a pesticide is used as the basis for the warning statements on the label. Acute toxicity may be measured as acute oral toxicity, acute dermal toxicity, and acute inhalation toxicity. Chronic toxicity is the delayed poisonous effect from exposure to a substance.