respiratory quotient
respiratory quotient
nounDefinition of RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT
: a ratio indicating the relation of the volume of carbon dioxide given off in respiration to that of the oxygen consumed
First Known Use of RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT
circa 1890
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