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respiratory quotient

American  

noun

Physiology.

  1. the ratio of the amount of carbon dioxide released by the lungs to the amount of oxygen taken in during a given period.

respiratory quotient British  

noun

  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of respiratory quotient

First recorded in 1885–90

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