Usually means: Ratio of carbon dioxide produced.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word Respiratory quotient:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. respiratory quotient: Merriam-Webster
  2. respiratory quotient: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. respiratory quotient: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. respiratory quotient: Collins English Dictionary
  5. respiratory quotient: Vocabulary.com
  6. respiratory quotient: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. respiratory quotient: Dictionary.com
  8. Respiratory quotient: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. respiratory quotient: Rhymezone
  10. respiratory quotient: FreeDictionary.org
  11. respiratory quotient: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. respiratory quotient, respiratory quotient (RQ): TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. respiratory quotient: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. respiratory quotient: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. respiratory quotient, respiratory quotient (RQ), Respiratory quotient: Medical dictionary

(Note: See respiratory_quotients as well.)

Definitions from Wikipedia (Respiratory quotient)

noun:  The respiratory quotient (RQ or respiratory coefficient) is a dimensionless number used in calculations of basal metabolic rate when estimated from carbon dioxide production.


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