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.
median lethal dose (LD 50) the quantity of an agent that will kill 50 per cent of the test subjects; in radiology, the amount of radiation that will kill, within a specified period, 50 per cent of individuals in a large group or population.ffective dose (ED) that quantity of a drug that will produce the effects for which it is administered. See also median effective dose. erythema dose that amount of radiation that, when applied to the skin, causes erythema (temporary reddening). fatal dose lethal dose.