Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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respiratory quotient | Yes | No | No | No |
ratio | Yes | No | No | No |
respiratory quotient (noun) | ratio (noun) |
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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 | the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree |
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |