respiratory quotient

Definitions of respiratory quotient
  1. noun
    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
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    ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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