surrogate

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.16118
Relatively well studied toxicant whose properties are assumed to apply to an entire chemically and toxicologically related class.
Example: Benzo(a)pyrene data may be used as toxicologically equivalent to that for all carcinogenic polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1317 [Terms] [Paper]