Respiratory Quotient
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Respiratory Quotients
- possessive
- Respiratory Quotient's
- pluralpossessive
- Respiratory Quotients'