R.Q.
abbreviation
respiratory quotient.
R.Q.
Americanabbreviation
RQ
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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While it is not a parasite, this worm also depends on RQ for metabolism when oxygen is not available.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
AstraZeneca's AZD3152, it new COVID-19 antibody, was acquired through a $157 million deal last year with British biotech start-up RQ Bio.
From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023
If just glucose were used to fuel the body, the RQ would equal one.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
“TikTok is fast paced, it’s funny,” said Brian Salzman, the C.E.O. of RQ Agency, which builds relationships between companies and influencers who do advertisements for them.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2019
Consolidation of the spiritual tribe in RQ; separation of priests and Levites.
From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius
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