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oxyjoule

oxyjoule noun: the number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.

Noun

oxyjoule (plural oxyjoules)

  1. (rare) The number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.
    • This dependence of the oxyjoule equivalent on RQ is in the opposite direction to the error created in equation 10.2 by assuming the incorrect RQ.2008, John R. B. Lighton, Measuring Metabolic Rates: A Manual for Scientists

Forms of oxyjoule

pluraloxyjoules

Origin of oxyjoule

From oxy- + joule.

Questions about oxyjoule

What does oxyjoule mean?
Oxyjoule means the number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.
What part of speech is oxyjoule?
Oxyjoule is a noun.
What is the plural of oxyjoule?
The plural of oxyjoule is oxyjoules.

Words near oxyjoule in the dictionary

  1. oxyiminocephalosporins
  2. oxyimperatorin
  3. oxyiodide
  4. oxyiodination
  5. oxyiodinations
  6. oxyjoule
  7. oxyjoules
  8. oxykinoshitalite
  9. oxyl
  10. oxylabes
  11. oxylance

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