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Redfield ratio

Redfield ratio noun: the stoichiometric ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus in the deep ocean.

Noun

Redfield ratio (uncountable)

  1. The stoichiometric ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus in the deep ocean.

Origin of Redfield ratio

Named after American oceanographer Alfred C. Redfield.

Questions about Redfield ratio

What does Redfield ratio mean?
Redfield ratio means the stoichiometric ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus in the deep ocean.
What part of speech is Redfield ratio?
Redfield ratio is a noun.

Words near Redfield ratio in the dictionary

  1. redfella
  2. redfellas
  3. Redfern
  4. Redferns
  5. Redfield
  6. Redfield ratio
  7. redfin
  8. redfin shark
  9. redfin sharks
  10. redfinch
  11. redfinches

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