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respiratory quotient

res·pi·ra·to·ry quo·tient (plural res·pi·ra·to·ry quo·tients)


noun 
Definition:
 
ratio of carbon dioxide to oxygen: the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide released to the volume of oxygen absorbed by an organism, cell, or tissue over a given time period

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