RQ has various meanings in the Governmental & Military category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of RQ in Governmental & Military.
The ratio of carbon dioxide volume exhaled to volume of oxygen up-take. Respiratory quotient varies considerably with type of foodstuff being metabolized and is increased by hyperventilation and acidosis. In steady work, the respiratory quotient is an index of work strain.
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