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basal metabolic rate
bas·al met·a·bol·ic rate (plural bas·al met·a·bol·ic rates)


noun 
Definition:
 
rate of oxygen consumption: the rate at which an organism consumes oxygen while awake but at rest, measured in calories per square meter of body surface per hour
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