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respiratory quotient
(redirected from respiratory quotients)

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respiratory quotient
n. Abbr. RQ
The ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide released to the volume of oxygen consumed by a body tissue or an organism in a given period.
respiratory quotient
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism, tissue, or cell in a given time
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Noun1.respiratory quotient - 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
ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)


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