oxyjoule

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English

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Etymology

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From oxy- +‎ joule.

Noun

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oxyjoule (plural oxyjoules)

  1. (physiology, rare) The number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.
    • 2008, John R. B. Lighton, Measuring Metabolic Rates: A Manual for Scientists:
      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.