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radiorespirometry

radiorespirometry noun: a technique in which a substance radioactively labelled with 146C is introduced into a closed environment, and any radioactive carbon dioxide subsequently detected is used as evidence for the presence of life.

Noun

radiorespirometry (uncountable)

  1. A technique in which a substance radioactively labelled with 146C is introduced into a closed environment, and any radioactive carbon dioxide subsequently detected is used as evidence for the presence of life

Origin of radiorespirometry

From radio- + respirometry.

Questions about radiorespirometry

What does radiorespirometry mean?
Radiorespirometry means a technique in which a substance radioactively labelled with 146C is introduced into a closed environment, and any radioactive carbon dioxide subsequently detected is used as evidence for the presence of life.
What part of speech is radiorespirometry?
Radiorespirometry is a noun.

Words near radiorespirometry in the dictionary

  1. radioreleases
  2. radioresistance
  3. radioresistances
  4. radioresistant
  5. radiorespirometric
  6. radiorespirometry
  7. radioresponse
  8. radioresponses
  9. radioresponsive
  10. radioresponsiveness
  11. radioresponsivity

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